# Kristine Alvarez, PA

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/kristine-alvarez-pa-1568546562
NPI: 1568546562
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Kristine Alvarez, PA is a physician assistant based in Lamar, CO practicing at High Plains Community Health Center Incorporated with NPI 1568546562.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Physician Assistant
- Credential: PA
- Gender: Female
- Medical school: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- Graduation year: 2004
- NPI: 1568546562 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1568546562))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: High Plains Community Health Center Incorporated
- Address: 201 Kendall Dr, Lamar, CO, 810523939
- Phone: (719) 336-0261
- Group practice size: 23 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 64.16/100
- Quality category score: 67.57/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 91.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 11.87/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (6 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 17 plans
- [Highmark BCBS Delaware](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-delaware) — 11 plans
- [Highmark BCBS WV](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-wv) — 6 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 4 plans
- [BCBS Kansas](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/bcbs-kansas) — 2 plans
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Kristine Alvarez, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1568546562).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 1 disclosed payment from medical industry sources totaling approximately $125.

Largest disclosed payer: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($125 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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