Dr. Stephen J Shields , MD
Internal Medicine • Clearwater, FL
1211 Reynolds Ave
Clearwater, FL 337563353
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Dr. Stephen Shields is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on March 24, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 6,784 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:
- J1010 — Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 1,060 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 960 service units.
- 99211 — outpatient office visit: 745 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.
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See all 25 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12,393 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:
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 736 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 677 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 482 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 174 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% 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.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of 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 6,764 in 2020 to 6,784 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1211 Reynolds Ave
Clearwater, FL 337563353
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1980
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
672 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 $350,705 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 $273,992 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
27,666 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
$633,650 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: $125.64 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $108.26 across 5 records.
- Education: $17.38 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Insmed, Inc.: $37.55 across 2 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $27.59 across 1 record.
- Eli Lilly and Company: $24.84 across 1 record.
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
46 years (graduated 1980)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1980 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?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Shields 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. Shields 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
More Medicare Part B services than 95% 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.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of 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
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of 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.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of 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
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of 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.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of 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 90% 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 90% 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 80% 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 80% 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 stayed about the same: 6,764 in 2020 and 6,784 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,764
- 2021: 6,628
- 2022: 5,975.5
- 2023: 5,771.5
- 2024: 6,784
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $380,627 in 2020 and $350,705 in 2024.
- 2020: $380,627
- 2021: $430,752
- 2022: $388,439
- 2023: $384,386
- 2024: $350,705
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $299,601 in 2020 and $273,992 in 2024.
- 2020: $299,601
- 2021: $339,587
- 2022: $305,190
- 2023: $306,254
- 2024: $273,992
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 12,068 in 2020 and 12,393 in 2024.
- 2020: 12,068
- 2021: 12,198
- 2022: 12,323
- 2023: 12,709
- 2024: 12,393
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 25,710 in 2020 and 27,666 in 2024.
- 2020: 25,710
- 2021: 26,022
- 2022: 26,505
- 2023: 27,156
- 2024: 27,666
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 11% from $570,251 in 2020 to $633,650 in 2024.
- 2020: $570,251
- 2021: $579,901
- 2022: $600,043
- 2023: $673,140
- 2024: $633,650
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $136.37 in 2020 to $125.64 in 2025.
- 2020: $136.37
- 2021: $43.75
- 2022: $60.20
- 2023: $56.05
- 2025: $125.64
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): fewer than 11 records totaling $125.64.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $27.59 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KISUNLA | General | $24.84 |
| Insmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Arikayce | General | $20.17 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Natroba | General | $18.24 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $17.42 |
| Insmed, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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Brinsupri | General | $17.38 |
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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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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1,060 | 17 | $1.00 | $0.13 |
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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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960 | 459 | $255.27 | $124.32 |
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99211
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional
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745 | 410 | $45.00 | $21.97 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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697 | 425 | $27.59 | $8.61 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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611 | 311 | $35.17 | $16.08 |
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G0442
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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500 | 500 | $35.00 | $17.95 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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497 | 497 | $255.00 | $125.57 |
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G0444
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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495 | 495 | $35.00 | $17.95 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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349 | 237 | $356.02 | $175.00 |
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81002
Urinalysis, manual test
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216 | 167 | $15.00 | $3.41 |
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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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181 | 139 | $163.73 | $87.77 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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92 | 92 | $440.00 | $216.41 |
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85610
Blood test, clotting time
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73 | 14 | $15.00 | $4.20 |
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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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49 | 43 | $104.90 | $51.58 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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40 | 40 | $30.00 | $13.90 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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39 | 25 | $30.00 | $13.71 |
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99496
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
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31 | 31 | $545.00 | $268.99 |
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G0179
Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a
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26 | 17 | $80.00 | $40.07 |
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90662
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
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24 | 24 | $128.54 | $81.41 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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24 | 24 | $88.13 | $31.66 |
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51798
Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
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21 | 18 | $20.00 | $10.62 |
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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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18 | 15 | $95.00 | $46.98 |
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G0402
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
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14 | 14 | $330.00 | $148.81 |
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87804
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
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11 | 11 | $45.00 | $16.22 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $335.00 | $163.72 |
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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| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 736 | 61,343 | $7,168.87 | 193 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 677 | 56,600 | $5,866.89 | 196 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 482 | 41,390 | $3,538.00 | 138 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 459 | 37,106 | $3,689.29 | 139 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 372 | 31,090 | $4,086.04 | 121 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 356 | 10,575 | $1,586.18 | 69 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 305 | 24,885 | $3,530.44 | 87 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 279 | 23,133 | $2,632.62 | 80 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 278 | 23,700 | $2,174.27 | 82 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 265 | 21,633 | $2,911.56 | 91 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 255 | 19,687 | $1,356.69 | 74 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 239 | 19,525 | $3,007.72 | 73 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 234 | 7,201 | $1,806.39 | 44 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 231 | 13,452 | $1,705.30 | 56 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 194 | 12,177 | $2,843.86 | 65 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 189 | 12,215 | $768.21 | 68 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 176 | 5,259 | $838.00 | 32 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 174 | 1,044 | $1,398.04 | 155 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 169 | 13,493 | $1,969.98 | 49 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 157 | 3,375 | $1,648.99 | 53 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 154 | 12,777 | $1,187.95 | 47 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 150 | 8,069 | $151,859.01 | 36 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 144 | 12,728 | $2,096.21 | 46 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 138 | 11,894 | $1,417.31 | 37 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 133 | 10,525 | $820.31 | 41 |
(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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20040720001075
FL
3375523590
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 24, 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. Jose Canabal Montalvo, MD
- Dr. Xiomara Ramirez-Ortega, MD
- Dr. Annette Hils, MD
- Dr. Akua Wiredu, MD
- Dr. Karen Mutter, DO
- Dr. Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, MD
Mailing Address
1211 Reynolds Ave
Clearwater, FL 337563353
Phone: 7274666564