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Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD

(Dr. Alejandro Alvarez, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

201 Dunn Road
Florissant, MO 63031

(314) 830-3841

Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD is a nephrologist in Fenton, MO specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD is affiliated with SSM Health DePaul Hospital, SSM Health, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton and NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION SPECIALISTS LLC.

Office Locations

1011 Bowles Avenue Suite 220
Fenton, MO 63026

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1224 Graham Road Suite 2005, 3 Locations
Florissant, MO 63031

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201 Dunn Road
Florissant, MO 63031

(314) 830-3841

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450 N. New Ballas Road Suite 204
Saint Louis, MO 63141

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

angiogram

extremity arteriogram

tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD performed more angiogram (angiography), extremity arteriogram, and tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

device removal

tunneled central line removal

In 2012, Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD had a list price for device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	499
catheterization	62
device removal	72
dialysis	14
dialysis access procedures	643
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	232
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	142
thrombolysis	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
vascular procedures	983
X-rays	427

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	523
catheterization	116
device removal	64
dialysis	18
dialysis access procedures	635
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
minimally invasive procedures	308
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	120
thrombolysis	174
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
vascular procedures	1066
X-rays	459

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	250
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	33
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	65
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	405
catheterization	92
device removal	67
dialysis	15
dialysis access procedures	541
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
minimally invasive procedures	254
stent placement (stenting)	57
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	83
thrombolysis	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	28
vascular procedures	981
X-rays	374

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	255
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	36
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2015 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	456
catheterization	171
device removal	103
dialysis access procedures	620
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	334
stent placement (stenting)	81
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	89
thrombolysis	126
vascular procedures	1206
X-rays	458

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	560
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	44
Less than 65	474

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	72
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	423
catheterization	123
device removal	68
dialysis	15
dialysis access procedures	667
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	337
stent placement (stenting)	124
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	145
thrombolysis	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vascular procedures	1225
X-rays	482

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	288
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	31
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	72
Dementia	23
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2017 were vascular procedures, catheterization, device removal and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	117
device removal	76
dialysis	11
dialysis access procedures	11
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	148

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	304
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	23
Less than 65	261

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	69
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2018 were vascular procedures, catheterization, device removal and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	104
device removal	60
dialysis	13
dialysis access procedures	19
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	187

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	296
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	24
Less than 65	251

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	72
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2019 were vascular procedures, catheterization, device removal and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
catheterization	71
device removal	48
dialysis access procedures	46
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
vascular procedures	208

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	169
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	17
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	71
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2020 were vascular procedures, catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
catheterization	85
device removal	34
dialysis	19
dialysis access procedures	40
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	148

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	187
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	16
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2021 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	52
device removal	32
dialysis	16
dialysis access procedures	37
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vascular procedures	82

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	132
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	73
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO during 2022 were vascular procedures, catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	54
device removal	20
dialysis	17
dialysis access procedures	28
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	28
vascular procedures	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	14
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Fenton, MO were vascular procedures, angioplasty, X-rays and dialysis access procedures.

anastomosis	12
angioplasty	461
catheterization	95
device removal	58
dialysis	15
dialysis access procedures	298
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	248
stent placement (stenting)	87
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	115
thrombolysis	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	571
X-rays	440

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	232
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	22
Less than 65	204
65 to 74	109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	8
Dementia	18

Education & Training

He completed residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.

Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health DePaul Hospital

SSM Health

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION SPECIALISTS LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$163,616 WAVELINQ $60,699	BPV-Lutonix $8,263	LUTONIX $4,177	COVERA $2,856	BPV-Flair $2,835	Other $84,787
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$15,538 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $11,069	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $2,615	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $801	Product in Development $435	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin $280	Other $337
Medtronic, Inc.	$10,135 Argyle $5,109	ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $2,548	Chameleon $2,016	IN.PACT Admiral $206	RESOLUTE ONYX $167	Other $89
Medrad Inc.	$4,000 Angiojet $4,000
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries	$2,300 $2,300
Other	$8,280 Angiojet $2,113	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $1,812	Chameleon $1,201	FLEX Vessel Prep System $758	Palindrome $507	Other $1,889

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$116,950
Food and Beverage	$24,363
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$22,275
Honoraria	$21,275
Travel and Lodging	$19,005

Biography

Dr. Alejandro Alvarez is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. Dr. Alvarez's residency was performed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. His professional affiliations include SSM Health DePaul Hospital, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis.

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