NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Carl Ratzel, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bartow, FL

Brian Carl Ratzel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bartow, Florida, and NPI 1649222498, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME81978, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649222498
Name
Brian Carl Ratzel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
ME81978 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2200 Osprey Blvd, Bartow, FL 33830
Phone
(941) 746-2065
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
2692431-00 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040607000193); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1988
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2200 Osprey Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Bittner, NPNurse Practitioner1770893711
  2. Skylar Dial, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174930069
  3. Damon Dicharry, PAPhysician Assistant1811275381
  4. Ingrid Fernandez, ARNP-FNP-CNurse Practitioner1417493081
  5. Regine Gonel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396267852
  6. William Jones, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1841242799

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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

961 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Ratzel961
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone244 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl96 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate86 claims
  4. Naproxen49 claims
  5. Azithromycin47 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl36 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.

Brian Carl Ratzel among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida

Brian Carl Ratzel, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Jones, MDBartow, FL 338301841242799
  2. James Smith, M.D.Bartow, FL 338301275504144
  3. Joseph Toulouse, MDAvon Park, FL 338251013934801
  4. Yaritza Arriaga Oneill, MDDavenport, FL 338371083870596
  5. Tonya Bolton, D.O.Auburndale, FL 338231841585825
  6. John Conboy, MDDavenport, FL 338371841268794
  7. Lynda-Marie George, MDDavenport, FL 338371962471847
  8. Jordan Martinez, MDDavenport, FL 338371023639374

Common questions

What is Brian Carl Ratzel, MD's NPI number?

Brian Carl Ratzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649222498, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Carl Ratzel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Osprey Blvd, Bartow, FL, 33830. Phone: (941) 746-2065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Carl Ratzel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME81978, 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 Brian Carl Ratzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Carl Ratzel, MD had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.