NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolina Martinez

Surgery Physician · Tampa, FL

Carolina Martinez is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1235544677, issued on Jun 24, 2014. Check the license (Florida ME142363, 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
1235544677
Name
Carolina Martinez
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
ME142363 FL
R74389 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5 Tampa General Cir Ste 740, Tampa, FL 33606
Phone
(813) 844-4313
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201102000592); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5 Tampa General Cir Ste 740

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

  1. Jonathan Pastrana Del Valle, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1760877450
  2. Monica Polcz, MDSurgery Physician1891182937

Verify Carolina Martinez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carolina Martinez86
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole29 claims
  2. Neomycin Sulfate23 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: $940.98

9 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.

  1. Carolina Martinez$940.98
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Tampa General Medical Group IncSt Petersburg, FL

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

Carolina Martinez among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida

Carolina Martinez 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 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061427085372
  2. Bracken Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061730488396
  3. Salvatore Docimo, D.O., M.S.Tampa, FL 336061558691154
  4. Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPHTampa, FL 336061801025648
  5. Gopal Grandhige, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061285816637
  6. Jonathan Hernandez, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061487843405
  7. Ashley Hodes, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061275794687
  8. Jose Lopez, MDTampa, FL 336061396854329

Common questions

What is Carolina Martinez's NPI number?

Carolina Martinez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235544677, issued on Jun 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolina Martinez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Tampa General Cir Ste 740, Tampa, FL, 33606. Phone: (813) 844-4313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolina Martinez's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME142363, 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 Carolina Martinez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carolina Martinez had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.