Drue M. Ferrante, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Gainesville, FL
Drue M. Ferrante, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1265427165, issued on Sep 16, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME77061, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Drue M. Ferrante
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME77061 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1130 NW 64TH Ter, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 333-5242
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 333-6223
- Medicaid ID
- 255418600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000181); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Drue M. Ferrante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME77061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,386 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate420 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium311 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Losartan Potassium264 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium250 claims
- Omeprazole190 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,690.47
68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Lake Area Physical Therapy Inc.Melrose, FL
- North Florida Immediate Care Center IncGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Drue M. Ferrante among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Drue M. Ferrante, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
289 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 289 of the 14,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Drue M. Ferrante, MD's NPI number?
Drue M. Ferrante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265427165, issued on Sep 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Drue M. Ferrante, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 NW 64TH Ter, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 333-5242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Drue M. Ferrante, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME77061, 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 Drue M. Ferrante, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Drue M. Ferrante, MD had 6,386 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Drue M. Ferrante, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.