Arthur G. Handal, M.D.
Specialist · Boca Raton, FL
Arthur G. Handal, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Boca Raton, Florida, and NPI 1295745057, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME59578, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur G. Handal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- ME59578 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5503 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33487
- Phone
- (561) 912-9888
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 912-0943
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5503 N Federal Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aliana Handal, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1265385876
- Amanda Lazcano, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1114608213
- Michael Plastini, M.DPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1346630431
Verify Arthur G. Handal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME59578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin48 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim37 claims
- Methylprednisolone35 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Valacyclovir21 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $125.05
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Arthur G Handal MD PABoca Raton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur G. Handal among 2,685 specialist records in Florida
Arthur G. Handal, M.D. is one of 2,685 specialist records with a practice address in Florida. 29% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 29% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1987 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
85 specialist records list a practice address in Boca Raton
They are 85 of the 6,189 NPPES records with a practice address in Boca Raton, and 2,685 specialist records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Arthur G. Handal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arthur G. Handal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295745057, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur G. Handal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5503 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL, 33487. Phone: (561) 912-9888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur G. Handal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME59578, 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.
How much does Arthur G. Handal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur G. Handal, M.D. had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.