Edgar Bustamante, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Edgar Bustamante, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1669992590, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME144065, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgar Bustamante
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME144065 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
- Phone
- (954) 771-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200901000199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edgar Bustamante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME144065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Losartan Potassium26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 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: $138.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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
- Sound Physicians OF Florida VI LLCFort Lauderdale, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edgar Bustamante among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Edgar Bustamante, 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 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
123 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Lauderdale
They are 123 of the 5,150 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Edgar Bustamante, MD's NPI number?
Edgar Bustamante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669992590, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgar Bustamante, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 771-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgar Bustamante, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME144065, 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 Edgar Bustamante, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgar Bustamante, MD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.