Dr. Alexander Tovar

Overview

Dr. Alexander Tovar, MD, is a General Surgery specialist in Burbank, California. He attended and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1984, having over 40 years of diverse experience, especially in General Surgery. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Huntington Memorial Hospital, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr. Dr. Alexander Tovar accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (818) 848-8311 to request Dr. Alexander Tovar the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Alexander Tovar

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	G57558	California

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Huntington Memorial Hospital	Pasadena, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr	Burbank, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, March 29, 2013. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Alexander Tovar [NPI: 1245228519]General Surgery