James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD
NPI 1659002962ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Tacoma, WA
Optometrist (OD) with Somerset Ophthalmology PC, practicing in Tacoma, Washington. In 2024 Medicare paid $56,572 for 506 patients, and Part D covered 348 of their prescriptions, 63% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $533.73 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1659002962 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 19, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 19, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 19, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OD61302949 | WA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MI); Practitioner - Optometry (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 506 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 782 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $56,572 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 348 · 591 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 138 |
| Total drug cost | $61,304 |
| Generic share | 63% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Somerset Ophthalmology PCTroy, MI · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$533.73 · 21 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$784.19 · 24 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $193.20 | 11 |
| Lkc Technologies, Inc. | $120.42 | 1 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $106.17 | 3 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $34.93 | 2 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $26.02 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$533.73 · 21 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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