In 2012, Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), in-lab sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	23
doctor visit	363
hospital care	449
inpatient care	449
preventive care	29
pulmonary testing	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
vaccines	29
X-rays	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
catheterization	32
doctor visit	435
hospital care	417
inpatient care	417
preventive care	30
pulmonary testing	30
sleep study	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	46
vaccines	30
X-rays	46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	141
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	59
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
blood draw	20
catheterization	32
doctor visit	340
hospital care	371
inpatient care	371
lab tests	13
preventive care	28
sleep study	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
vaccines	28
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	42
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
blood draw	18
bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	20
doctor visit	404
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353
lab tests	12
preventive care	32
sleep study	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
vaccines	32
X-rays	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	790
Black	370
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	132
Less than 65	358

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
blood draw	14
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	356
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
preventive care	17
pulmonary testing	15
sleep study	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
vaccines	17
X-rays	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	137
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	41
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	384
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
preventive care	39
sleep study	97
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
vaccines	39
X-rays	37

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	54
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
blood draw	17
doctor visit	362
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
preventive care	17
pulmonary testing	29
sleep study	88
vaccines	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	59
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
blood draw	20
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	353
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	33
sleep study	68
vaccines	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	40
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
sleep study	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	44
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
doctor visit	306
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
pulmonary testing	67
sleep study	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	34
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
pulmonary testing	11
sleep study	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	32
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	21
doctor visit	338
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
pulmonary testing	54
sleep study	56

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	46
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Greensboro, NC were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and X-rays.

airway management	17
blood draw	18
bronchoscopy	12
catheterization	26
doctor visit	342
hospital care	242
inpatient care	242
lab tests	12
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	32
sleep study	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
vaccines	25
X-rays	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	116
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	341
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	133
85 and over	48
Less than 65	110
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	16
Dementia	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$1,875 Patient Monitoring and Systems $1,714	(8744) Trilogy Evo $51	Trilogy 100 $45	(8874) InCourage $35	DreamStat Cpap Pro $17	Other $13
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,780 BREZTRI $681	FASENRA $407	SYMBICORT $293	AIRSUPRA $201	TEZSPIRE $142	Other $56
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,643 NUCALA $609	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $560	ANORO $161	BREO $109	AREXVY $79	Other $125
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$912 Inspire $912
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$858 OFEV $489	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $182	STIOLTO $59	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $49	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $15	Other $64
Other	$5,155 DUPIXENT $525	XOLAIR $379	Yupelri $329	Brovana $272	Esbriet $235	Other $3,414

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,526
Travel and Lodging	$1,499
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$1,000
Education	$176
Consulting Fee	$24

Biography

Dr. Rakesh Alva works as an adult pulmonology specialist in Greensboro, NC. Dr. Alva obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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