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Alvaro Santamaria, MD

NPI 1225560907ActiveIndividual· Urology· San Francisco, CA

Urology (MD) in San Francisco, California, trained at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine (class of 2017). 67 Medicare patients in 2024, $17,668 paid; nearly all of their 188 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Endo USA, Inc. was the largest of 19 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,660 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1225560907
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 31, 2017
Last updated in NPPESFeb 7, 2025
Certified by providerFeb 7, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Urology Primary208800000XA163502CA
Urology208800000XMD61410080WA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Urology (CA); Practitioner - Urology (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients67
Services billed1,253 across 30 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$17,668

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)188 · 266 30-day fills
Patients93
Total drug cost$12,208
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyUrology
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,660 · 71 payments from 19 companies
  • 2024$3,248 · 47 payments from 10 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$2,655 · 70 payments
  • Education$4.85 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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