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Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, MS)

(192 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Dartmouth Medical School

Professional interests include: breast cancer surgery, breast cancer, melanoma

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7070

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology is a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA specializing in general practice, general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians and Breast Care Center.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94158

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"- Michael Alvarado, MD, Professor of Surgery at UCSF. "”—"Endomag Announces FDA Approval of Magtrace for All Breast Cancer Staging Procedures", KRON4, December 2022

“"Radiotherapy delivered at the time of surgery is an exciting advancement," said Michael Alvarado, MD, a member of TARGIT-A International Steering Committee and one of the principle investigators...”—"Lakeland first in region to provide new breast cancer treatment option", Leader Publications, October 2016

“"When a woman is diagnosed with DCIS, my goal as a physician is to accurately assess her individual risk for cancer returning so we can define and personalize an appropriate treatment plan with...”—"Rethinking breast cancer treatment: One woman's story", Orlando Sentinel, August 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

lymph node procedures

open lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology performed more lymph node procedures, and open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biopsy

breast-conserving surgery

excision

partial mastectomy

In 2012, Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology performed more biopsy, breast-conserving surgery, excision, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	42
cancer surgery	42
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	170
excision	82
lymph node procedures	82
open surgery	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	132
excision	58
lymph node procedures	63
open surgery	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	19
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	117
excision	55
lymph node procedures	62
open surgery	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	146
excision	66
lymph node procedures	80
open surgery	40
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
tissue transfer	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	30
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	147
excision	63
lymph node procedures	84
open surgery	41
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2016

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	36
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	96
excision	82
lymph node procedures	96
open surgery	46
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
tissue transfer	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	12
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	96
excision	91
lymph node procedures	132
open surgery	68
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
tissue transfer	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	70
excision	67
lymph node procedures	105
open surgery	50
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
tissue transfer	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	60
excision	51
lymph node procedures	81
open surgery	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	14
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	96
excision	60
lymph node procedures	77
open surgery	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	87
excision	54
lymph node procedures	61
open surgery	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2023 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	37
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	114
excision	85
lymph node procedures	100
open surgery	48
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
tissue transfer	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	110
excision	67
lymph node procedures	85
open surgery	40
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology.

**Gender**
Female	106
Male	34

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	108
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	36
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	3
Cancer	50

Education & Training

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, General Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School

Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

Breast Care Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 192 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-08

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Alvarado presented a second opinion with excellent awareness of my condition with the utmost of respect and care. I am delighted with the care I have so far received. My experience was one of being treated by an extremely smart warm blanket!!! So grateful to have come in contact with Dr. Alvarado and will recommend to anyone who needs his excellent care.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I love a sympathetic and professional doctor I like him very welcoming and made me comfortable

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Oh my gosh you guys. 5 is not enough very good is not enough we are talking excellence here!!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-26

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Always caring

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$130,386 Perjeta $82,629	Kadcyla $45,229	Phesgo $89	$2,438
Endomagnetics Ltd	$104,827 Magtrace $97,864	Magseed $5,110	Sienna $264	$1,589
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	$20,120 IORT $13,500	Intrabeam $6,620
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.	$17,269 Sentimag $9,370	Original Mammotome $7,784	Biopsy Site Identifiers $115
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$10,578 Intrabeam $7,150	IORT $2,655	INTRABEAM SYSTEM WITH INTRABEAM SPHERICAL APPLICATORS $774
Other	$25,181 SYNCHROMED $7,500	LYNPARZA $3,222	OPMI PENTERO 900 $2,950	Intrabeam $2,196	Exparel $1,000	Other $8,313

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$130,751
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$120,355
Consulting Fee	$25,421
Food and Beverage	$15,796
Grant	$7,500
Other	$8,538

Research Payments

Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology has received 13 research payments totaling $740,564.

Biography

Dr. Michael Alvarado's areas of specialization are general practice, general surgery, and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). In his practice, Dr. Alvarado focuses on breast cancer surgery, breast cancer, and melanoma. Dr. Alvarado's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be in-network for Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. Dr. Alvarado attended Dartmouth Medical School and subsequently trained at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for residency. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. His practice in San Francisco, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Alvarado, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology in 2017

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