Dr. Frank J. Alvarez, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor

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Dr. Alvarez practices Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Physician Profile for Dr. Frank J. Alvarez, MD

Address:: 7373 Perkins Road; Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 37; Practice Member Since: 1991.; Physician Website: http://www.batonrougeclinic.com
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: Louisiana State Medical Society; American Medical Association; East Baton Rouge Parish Medical Society

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Alvarez is a native of Greenville, Mississippi. Both his Internal Medicine Internship and Residency were completed at the University of Mississippi at Jackson. Dr. Alvarez has been a Clinical Instructor at LSU Med. School and affiliated hospitals. He was in private practice before joining The Baton Rouge Clinic in 1991. He is a member of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Alvarez is board-certified in Internal Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Frank J. Alvarez, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Jackson, MS 1972
Internship:: University Of Mississippi Med Center
Jackson, MS 1973
Residency:: University Of Mississippi Med Center
Jackson, MS 1976

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna US Healthcare - HMO
Aetna US Healthcare - POS
Aetna US Healthcare - PPO
American Lifecare (PPO)
Benefit Management
Best Care PPO
Blue Cross -POS
Blue Cross -PPO
Champus (Tri-care Standard Only)
Cigna – HMO
Cigna – PPO
Community Care Network PPO
Coventry HMO
Humana Gold
PHCS - PPO
State Group
Sterling
United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO
Verity Healthcare

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Frank J. Alvarez, MD as of 12/03/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Frank J. Alvarez, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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