Active NPI 1407853575 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

James P Alvarez , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant • Hartford, CT

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

James Alvarez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Hartford, CT. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine in 1994, James Alvarez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 85 SEYMOUR ST.

James Alvarez is affiliated with Orthopedic Associates Of Hartford,Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

85 Seymour St
Suite 607

Hartford, CT 061065501

Telephone 8605493210

Fax 8602473803

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Connecticut Surgical Group, Pc Facility NPI 1053395400

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Hartford, CT

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +21.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 10.5 Yrs

State Avg: 11.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

286 Specialists

Practicing in Hartford, CT (2065 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

7.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

90.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Alvarez (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Hartford Specialty Average (10.5 Years) 10.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,700	24	$20.00	$6.49
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	562	79	$35.00	$6.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	133	82	$344.74	$64.49
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	115	101	$64.64	$8.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	90	$235.67	$112.88
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	34	30	$67.00	$12.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	32	$155.50	$78.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$273.00	$99.06
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	20	20	$5823.00	$205.69
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon	19	19	$1996.00	$53.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$374.00	$148.53
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	16	14	$306.00	$89.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,220	21	$20.00	$6.34
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	389	53	$35.00	$6.64
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	103	62	$335.38	$63.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	96	71	$148.53	$81.14
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	87	65	$58.90	$8.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	32	$215.89	$114.45
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	31	24	$56.71	$10.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$272.25	$101.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,980	23	$20.00	$13.94
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	583	80	$35.00	$6.66
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	154	96	$320.80	$66.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	145	118	$145.48	$83.00
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	98	83	$57.86	$8.31
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	38	28	$58.42	$11.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$267.29	$102.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$211.67	$116.88
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon	12	12	$1950.08	$55.03
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	11	11	$5688.09	$211.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,620	18	$20.00	$17.23
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	386	61	$35.00	$7.07
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	111	72	$305.37	$63.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	82	$140.86	$84.06
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	53	41	$56.00	$8.46
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	35	25	$49.00	$10.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	29	$203.13	$119.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$258.00	$103.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	960	11	$20.00	$17.12
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	816	12	$20.00	$10.94
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	492	70	$35.00	$7.09
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	137	80	$310.07	$64.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	117	91	$136.00	$69.57
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	44	$57.56	$9.47
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	42	33	$47.00	$10.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$250.00	$100.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	19	$197.00	$100.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,328	19	$20.00	$11.30
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	478	69	$35.00	$6.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	130	99	$136.00	$67.68
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	127	76	$302.36	$61.14
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	57	41	$61.00	$9.92
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	56	40	$50.11	$11.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$250.00	$99.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	25	$197.00	$99.15
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	21	14	$280.00	$85.27
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	11	11	$90.82	$12.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,112	29	$20.00	$11.81
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	591	80	$35.00	$7.02
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	150	94	$292.80	$58.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	119	99	$136.00	$64.55
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	43	35	$51.05	$10.45
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	43	37	$62.93	$9.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$250.00	$89.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	15	$197.00	$94.63
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	11	11	$171.00	$9.82
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	11	11	$3329.00	$152.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	3,664	51	$20.00	$12.42
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	1,148	138	$35.00	$6.75
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	267	153	$285.84	$57.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	201	162	$136.00	$64.98
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	107	77	$64.25	$10.20
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	60	42	$56.48	$12.15
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	46	23	$316.52	$86.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$250.00	$94.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	27	$197.00	$95.95
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	25	23	$3329.00	$154.24
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	24	24	$3021.00	$25.84
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	19	17	$171.00	$12.06
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	17	13	$50.53	$10.80
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	11	11	$1554.00	$36.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License CT 000470

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Physician Assistant - Medical

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X

State License CT 000470

Definition to come...

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Orthopedic Associates Of Hartford,pc

345 Western Blvd, Glastonbury, CT 060334380

Phone: 8605493210

Orthopedic Associates Of Hartford,pc

31 Seymour St, Hartford, CT 061065521

Phone: 8605493210

Orthopedic Associates Of Hartford,pc

150 Enterprise Dr, Rocky Hill, CT 060673579

Phone: 8605498276

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 07, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 07, 2012

Registered at 85 SEYMOUR ST, SUITE 607, HARTFORD, CT 061065501 (Tel: 8605493210)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 07, 2012

Registered at 85 SEYMOUR ST, SUITE 607, HARTFORD, CT 061065501 (Tel: 8605493210)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 07, 2012

Recorded as JAMES ALVAREZ, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 07, 2012

Physician Assistant (License #000470 in CT)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 05, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1407853575

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 05, 2005

Last Update: March 07, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

85 Seymour St, Suite 607

Hartford, CT 061065501

Phone: 8605493210

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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