NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Zephyrhills, FL

Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Zephyrhills, Florida, and NPI 1952596520, issued on Sep 7, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME106754, 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
1952596520
Name
Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
ME106754 FL
ME 106754 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Phone
(813) 778-0444
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 355-5017
Medicaid ID
016308200 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160115001119); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 2010
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

484 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edwin Lopez-Chaves484
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
  3. Cefdinir21 claims
  4. Clopidogrel19 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate16 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ohi West Medical Group II LLCZephyrhills, FL

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

Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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).

36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Zephyrhills

They are 36 of the 851 NPPES records with a practice address in Zephyrhills, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Antonio Bunker-Huertas, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421265546121
  2. Vijay Desai, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421821011867
  3. Abdul Ghani, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421699711341
  4. Eduardo Gonzalez-Perez, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421801800305
  5. Kozhimala John, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421891890638
  6. Elizabeth John, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421467557207
  7. Scott Knoeppel, D.O.Zephyrhills, FL 335421689610412
  8. Shifa Malik, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421417939497

Common questions

What is Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952596520, issued on Sep 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542. Phone: (813) 778-0444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME106754, 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 Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edwin F. Lopez-Chaves, M.D. had 484 Medicare Part D claims for 209 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.

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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.