Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Miami, FL
Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1154437028, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME67188, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Ernesto Vaca
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- ME67188 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8260 W Flagler St Ste 2H, Miami, FL 33144
- Phone
- (305) 229-0551
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 229-1823
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041122000686); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8260 W Flagler St Ste 2H
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Ernesto Vaca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME67188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
5,381 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 238 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib180 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium158 claims
- Ozempic150 claims
- Vitamin D2148 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl143 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: $825.53
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 2 group practices
- Nova Hospitalist Group LLCMiami, FL
- Nova Medical Services LLCMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Ernesto Vaca among 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida
Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD is one of 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 89% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Florida
There are 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Levine, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431427092915
- Kshitij Mehrotra, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431881183739
- Tram Nguyen, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431942705173
- Farhad Zahedi, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431497371736
- Douglas Portillo, MDCoral Gables, FL 331461205824299
- Mareril WheelerMiami Beach, FL 331391124391149
- Raul Fernandez, D.O.Miami, FL 331501699214411
- Sigmund Paczkowski, DOMiami, FL 331501093132292
Common questions
What is Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154437028, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8260 W Flagler St Ste 2H, Miami, FL, 33144. Phone: (305) 229-0551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME67188, 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 Ernesto Vaca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Ernesto Vaca, MD had 5,381 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.