Christina Alejandra Alvara

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

W5244 Issued in TX

Practice address

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030-1608

Phone

(713) 873-8890

NPI assigned

Mar 31, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Other, 2020

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8729990239, 4,166 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390164
• Upmc Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390028

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: christina.alvara@upmcdirect.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699
  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1720036601
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Upmc Mercy

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1225004047
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Mercy

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1568526135

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Mercy

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1881695146
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1144384082

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Methadone Clinic
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1518089200

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1750390134
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1821007881
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "affiliation": "N",
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• Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D.
• Taylor Michele Alva, CRNA
• Alvand Clinical Laboratory LLC
• Zahra Zohreh Alvandi, D.D.S.
• Jocelyn Alvar, DO
• Yesid Alvarado Valero, M.D.
• Ada B Alvarado
• Alejandro Alvarado
• Alicia Dominga Alvarado, LPC
• Edwin J Alvarado, RPSGT

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 30, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.