Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lakeland, FL
Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1770787434, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME98879, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dario Fernando Cardona
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME98879 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813
- Phone
- (863) 644-3585
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (863) 644-3171
- Medicaid ID
- 001079500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071001000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5425 S Florida Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dario Fernando Cardona in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME98879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,020 Medicare Part D claims for 875 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate470 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium465 claims
- Losartan Potassium370 claims
- Metformin Hcl360 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Lisinopril340 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: $484.78
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Advanced Internal Medicine Care, PALakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
142 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakeland
They are 142 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770787434, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 644-3585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME98879, 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 Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dario Fernando Cardona, M.D. had 10,020 Medicare Part D claims for 875 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.