Anthony James Desantis, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tampa, FL
Anthony James Desantis, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1558716472, issued on Apr 28, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME175868, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony James Desantis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- ME175868 FL
D0099391 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL 33606
- Phone
- (813) 821-8038
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 127881400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250123002649); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2 Tampa General Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anthony James Desantis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME175868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $162.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Dimensions Healthcare Associates, IncUpper Marlboro, MD
- Shock Trauma Associates PABaltimore, MD
- University Medical Service Association IncTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony James Desantis among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Anthony James Desantis, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Tampa → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061427085372
- Bracken Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061730488396
- Salvatore Docimo, D.O., M.S.Tampa, FL 336061558691154
- Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPHTampa, FL 336061801025648
- Gopal Grandhige, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061285816637
- Jonathan Hernandez, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061487843405
- Ashley Hodes, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061275794687
- Jose Lopez, MDTampa, FL 336061396854329
Common questions
What is Anthony James Desantis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anthony James Desantis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558716472, issued on Apr 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony James Desantis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL, 33606. Phone: (813) 821-8038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony James Desantis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME175868, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.