NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Clearwater, FL

Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1003855305, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Florida PA9102764, 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
1003855305
Name
Eduardo L. Rios
Credential
P.A.-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA9102764 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone
(727) 298-6121
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 16, 2023
Fax
(727) 461-8705
Medicaid ID
291889700 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040901000308); 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 400 Pinellas St

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

  1. Kathleen Allen, MDSurgery Physician1700822152
  2. Jolanta Baginski, ARNPNurse Practitioner1720360951
  3. Peter Blumencranz, MDSurgery Physician1306845037
  4. Breea Buckley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447706684
  5. Harold Colbassani, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1235120494
  6. Dean Gobo, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1518958776

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

580 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 194 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eduardo Rios580
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl183 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen166 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone52 claims
  4. Cefadroxil47 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
  6. Methocarbamol32 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: $1,004.56

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eduardo Rios$1,004.56
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL

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

Eduardo L. Rios among 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida

Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C is one of 1,444 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2015 among the 844 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

85 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Clearwater

They are 85 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Clearwater, and 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andres Anais, PAClearwater, FL 337561568645208
  2. Matthew Benson, PA-CClearwater, FL 337561558412825
  3. Paul Fitzpatrick, PAClearwater, FL 337561699865055
  4. Robert Franceskino, PA-CClearwater, FL 337561164400073
  5. Pauline HamiltonClearwater, FL 337561649466103
  6. Joseph Henson, P.A.Clearwater, FL 337561518924893
  7. Brenda Hoy, P.A.Clearwater, FL 337561538162292
  8. Mary Nementh, CSTClearwater, FL 337561609062975

Common questions

What is Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C's NPI number?

Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003855305, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 298-6121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PA9102764, 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 Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eduardo L. Rios, P.A.-C had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.