Dr. Benjamin C Schaffer , MD
Internal Medicine • Clearwater, FL
2424 Enterprise Road, Suite C
Clearwater, FL 33763
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Benjamin Schaffer is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on May 17, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 583 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 343 service units.
- G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 132 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 35 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 7,060 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 623 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 404 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 387 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 117 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 681. Middle half: 409 to 1,242.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 687. Middle half: 277 to 1,489.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,571 in 2020 to 583 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2424 Enterprise Road
Suite C
Clearwater, FL 33763
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Baycare Medical Group, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
262 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $66,654 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $55,202 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
17,113 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,243,772 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $465.17 across 24 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $465.17 across 24 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $204.73 across 11 records.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $83.03 across 5 records.
- Eli Lilly and Company: $41.86 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Schaffer has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Schaffer as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Clearwater and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 681. Middle half: 409 to 1,242.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 687. Middle half: 277 to 1,489.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,139. Middle half: $43,584 to $131,632.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,256. Middle half: $27,620 to $138,398.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,972. Middle half: $31,764 to $105,103.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,728. Middle half: $20,807 to $107,475.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 91 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,467. Middle half: 138 to 7,471.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,318. Middle half: 158 to 5,882.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Clearwater, FL (2024, 91 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $169,310. Middle half: $2,110 to $437,900.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,865. Middle half: $8,159 to $434,445.
133 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Clearwater, FL (10,165 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Clearwater
18% of these 133 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.2% of these 133 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 63% from 1,571 in 2020 to 583 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,571
- 2021: 1,440
- 2022: 1,155
- 2023: 1,025
- 2024: 583
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 50% from $133,541 in 2020 to $66,654 in 2024.
- 2020: $133,541
- 2021: $169,163
- 2022: $134,050
- 2023: $117,095
- 2024: $66,654
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 46% from $101,816 in 2020 to $55,202 in 2024.
- 2020: $101,816
- 2021: $131,225
- 2022: $101,202
- 2023: $91,537
- 2024: $55,202
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 13% from 6,250 in 2020 to 7,060 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,250
- 2021: 7,323
- 2022: 7,910
- 2023: 7,946
- 2024: 7,060
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 24% from 13,802 in 2020 to 17,113 in 2024.
- 2020: 13,802
- 2021: 16,882
- 2022: 18,488
- 2023: 18,659
- 2024: 17,113
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 48% from $842,718 in 2020 to $1,243,772 in 2024.
- 2020: $842,718
- 2021: $1,037,002
- 2022: $1,219,426
- 2023: $1,263,476
- 2024: $1,243,772
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $211.37 in 2021 to $465.17 in 2025.
- 2021: $211.37
- 2022: $231.03
- 2023: $420.84
- 2024: $476.00
- 2025: $465.17
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 24 records totaling $465.17.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $110.74 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INGREZZA | General | $37.27 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NURTEC ODT | General | $26.38 |
| ViiV Healthcare Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DOVATO | General | $23.23 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $22.10 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPVAXIVE | General | $20.68 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $19.76 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $19.43 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $18.16 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $17.62 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $17.49 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $15.80 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SHINGRIX | General | $14.17 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $13.96 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $13.85 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $13.82 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $12.65 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $11.65 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $7.92 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $7.09 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $6.29 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $5.70 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $4.84 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $4.57 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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343 | 240 | $312.00 | $118.26 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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132 | 132 | $316.00 | $125.89 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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35 | 33 | $221.00 | $82.95 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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20 | 20 | $49.00 | $31.66 |
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90662
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
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19 | 19 | $141.00 | $81.82 |
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99495
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
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19 | 18 | $499.00 | $189.81 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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15 | 13 | $129.00 | $51.75 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 623 | 53,933 | $6,802.84 | 188 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 404 | 33,935 | $2,978.41 | 113 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 387 | 33,377 | $3,798.52 | 113 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 257 | 21,997 | $2,268.88 | 71 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 216 | 18,290 | $1,336.53 | 62 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 216 | 17,181 | $1,422.47 | 61 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 200 | 15,916 | $2,234.02 | 56 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 187 | 15,620 | $1,856.73 | 59 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 164 | 12,370 | $2,471.94 | 44 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 152 | 11,938 | $2,427.35 | 38 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 141 | 9,848 | $3,738.90 | 41 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 134 | 11,310 | $1,753.45 | 44 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 133 | 4,592 | $1,144.86 | 50 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 126 | 10,516 | $1,246.35 | 34 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 126 | 7,116 | $135,033.33 | 28 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 120 | 9,570 | $2,653.03 | 33 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 109 | 7,462 | $901.47 | 26 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 100 | 8,846 | $739.21 | 31 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 98 | 8,063 | $1,157.64 | 30 |
| Biktarvy | Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 91 | 2,730 | $354,909.17 | — |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 86 | 4,146 | $82,033.08 | 20 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 86 | 7,192 | $2,805.20 | 25 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 83 | 5,985 | $1,492.59 | 33 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 82 | 5,901 | $1,082.30 | 25 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 81 | 7,188 | $517.70 | 23 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RI0200X
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INFECTIOUS DISEASE
I20041113000087
FL
3577527142
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Baycare Medical Group, Inc.
2461 Enterprise Rd, Clearwater, FL 337631726
Phone: 7277255060
Baycare Medical Group, Inc.
2605 Enterprise Rd E, Clearwater, FL 337591067
Phone: 7277964396
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
APRNC
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 17, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Clearwater
- Dr. Joseph Vannort, MD
- Dr. Carol Patterson, MD
- Dr. Xiomara Ramirez-Ortega, MD
- Dr. Peter Soudijn, MD
- Dr. Sara Cruz-Luna, MD
- Dr. Jose Canabal Montalvo, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 10744
Clearwater, FL 337570744
Phone: 7275320002