Ernest Fontecha
Internal Medicine Physician · Riverview, FL
Ernest Fontecha is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Riverview, Florida, and NPI 1114230232, issued on Jul 18, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME166594, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Fontecha
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- ME166594 FL
A139358 CA
125057972 IL
25MA10668500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3140 S Falkenburg RD Ste 302, Riverview, FL 33578
- Phone
- (813) 660-6400
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Fax
- (813) 660-6699
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240328002288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Fontecha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME166594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
511 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide14 claims
- Metformin Hcl14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Alendronate Sodium12 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: $375.65
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. 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
- Tampa General Medical Group IncRiverview, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Fontecha among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Ernest Fontecha 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Riverview
They are 32 of the 1,796 NPPES records with a practice address in Riverview, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
All 10,151 in Florida → Every provider in Riverview → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Quinto Gesiotto, MDRiverview, FL 335781013479971
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- Tia Hooper, MDRiverview, FL 335781043274079
- Dayaker Kokku, MDRiverview, FL 335781962773630
- Vadin Lall Dass, M.D.Riverview, FL 335781144512724
- Brendan Malik, M.D.Riverview, FL 335781023384930
- Ahmed Mohamed, M.DRiverview, FL 335781437591591
- Samer Nakkar, MDRiverview, FL 335781851591358
Common questions
What is Ernest Fontecha's NPI number?
Ernest Fontecha's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114230232, issued on Jul 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Fontecha located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3140 S Falkenburg RD Ste 302, Riverview, FL, 33578. Phone: (813) 660-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Fontecha's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME166594, 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 Ernest Fontecha prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Fontecha had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.