NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Loxahatchee, FL

Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Loxahatchee, Florida, and NPI 1962751784, issued on Sep 7, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME163843, 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
1962751784
Name
Chulou Hitosis Penales
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
ME163843 FL
ARNP 9295519 FL
RN 9295519 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13001 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Phone
(877) 832-2652
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2023
Fax
(800) 792-9021
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231018001858); 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 13001 Southern Blvd

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

  1. Juliet Adams, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538359443
  2. Shalini Aggarwal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831990258
  3. Hussain Al SayyahCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215660808
  4. Lina Alami, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063351138
  5. Waleed AlmuqbilInfectious Diseases Pharmacist1790605152
  6. Kristin ArcherFamily Nurse Practitioner1033701834

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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

226 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Chulou Penales226
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
  3. Prednisone11 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: $1,099.63

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chulou Penales$1,099.63
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Inpatient Care Specialists LLCInverness, FL

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

Chulou Hitosis Penales among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD is one of 10,151 internal 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Loxahatchee

They are 24 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Loxahatchee, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Allongo, M.D.Loxahatchee, FL 334701568496685
  2. Ankush Bansal, MDLoxahatchee, FL 334701013913102
  3. Robin Braver, MDLoxahatchee, FL 334701942249446
  4. David Evans, DOLoxahatchee, FL 334701033111687
  5. Victor Genchi, M.D.Loxahatchee, FL 334701497820070
  6. John Gozar, MDLoxahatchee, FL 334701144298126
  7. Ebrahim Hoosien, MDLoxahatchee, FL 334701770522112
  8. Karen Kutikoff, MD, PALoxahatchee, FL 334701710997994

Common questions

What is Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD's NPI number?

Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962751784, issued on Sep 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13001 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL, 33470. Phone: (877) 832-2652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME163843, 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 Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chulou Hitosis Penales, MD had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.