Sandra Alvarado, OD
NPI 1407474711ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Houston, TX
Optometrist (OD) in Houston, Texas, trained at University of Houston - College of Optometry (class of 2020). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $2,783 for 13 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $162.41 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1407474711 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 5, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 9996TG | TX |
| Optometrist, Corneal and Contact Management | 152WC0802X | 9996TG | TX |
| Optometrist, Pediatrics | 152WP0200X | 9996TG | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 13 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 44 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,783 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 20 · 25 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $3,080 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Houston - College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2020 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Better Vision Cypress PLLCTomball, TX · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$162.41 · 3 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$168.69 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $147.84 | 2 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $14.57 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$162.41 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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