Ernesto Africano, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · The Villages, FL
Ernesto Africano, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in The Villages, Florida, and NPI 1740292895, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto Africano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- D0019400 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 N US Highway 441 Ste 531, The Villages, FL 32159
- Phone
- (352) 504-3500
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2023
- Fax
- (352) 504-3388
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100603000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 N US Highway 441 Ste 531
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ernesto Africano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,000 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium189 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl141 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate137 claims
- Clopidogrel103 claims
- Eliquis84 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: $303.59
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Maryland Cardiology Associates LLCGreenbelt, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto Africano among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
Ernesto Africano, M.D. is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in The Villages
They are 13 of the 1,011 NPPES records with a practice address in The Villages, and 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nitza Alvarez Torres, M.D.Lady Lake, FL 321591659491983
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- Robert Herman, M.D.The Villages, FL 321591760493563
- Ali Nasser, M.D.Lady Lake, FL 321591457387888
- Robert Skotnicki, D.O.The Villages, FL 321591215930334
- Thiruvallur Vallabhan, MDLady Lake, FL 321591316992175
- Hassan Baydoun, M.D.The Villages, FL 321621538456256
- Javier Gonzalez, MDThe Villages, FL 321621689658809
Common questions
What is Ernesto Africano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernesto Africano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740292895, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto Africano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 N US Highway 441 Ste 531, The Villages, FL, 32159. Phone: (352) 504-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto Africano, M.D.'s license?
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 Ernesto Africano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto Africano, M.D. had 2,000 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.