NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Lakeland, FL

Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1902880933, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME72561, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902880933
Name
Carlos Alberto Botero
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
ME72561 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
541 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone
(863) 682-7246
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2024
Fax
(863) 682-5566
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050302000384); accepts Medicare assignment
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 541 S Florida Ave

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

  1. Diana Fizette, PAPhysician Assistant1699339317
  2. Saqib Khan, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1790745875

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

5,827 Medicare Part D claims for 996 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 2,855 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Botero5,827
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen978 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen929 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl370 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl324 claims
  5. Gabapentin304 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl245 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: $1,957.54

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Botero$1,957.54
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lockwood And Steely, Md'S, PAPlant City, FL
  2. Pain Medicine IncLakeland, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carlos Alberto Botero among 292 interventional pain medicine physician records in Florida

Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D. is one of 292 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 227 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 292 interventional pain medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Huang, D.O.Lakeland, FL 338131225004963
  2. Lucien Parrillo, MD, MPHLakeland, FL 338131477752186
  3. Neil Ellis, M.D.Pinellas Park, FL 337821104092972
  4. Thanh Le, MDSeminole, FL 337721497710875
  5. Imtiaz Hossain, MDLargo, FL 337701669439600
  6. Tom Porter, MDDavenport, FL 338371013903095
  7. Rafael Santiago-Gonzalez, MDBay Pines, FL 337441366480543
  8. Sabiha Khadim, M.D.Sebring, FL 338701093777641

Common questions

What is Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902880933, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 541 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33801. Phone: (863) 682-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME72561, 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 Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Alberto Botero, M.D. had 5,827 Medicare Part D claims for 996 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.