Ernesto J. Carames, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · St Augustine, FL
Ernesto J. Carames, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Augustine, Florida, and NPI 1528099603, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME65960, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto J. Carames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME65960 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Saint Johns Medical Park Dr, St Augustine, FL 32086
- Phone
- (904) 794-5411
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2024
- Fax
- (904) 794-6815
- Medicaid ID
- 375143100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100715000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernesto J. Carames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME65960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,782 Medicare Part D claims for 1,051 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium705 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium631 claims
- Losartan Potassium480 claims
- Metformin Hcl447 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate390 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,504.88
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 3 group practices
- Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
- Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL
- Millennium Physician Group LLCSt Augustine, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto J. Carames among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Ernesto J. Carames, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · 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).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Augustine
They are 35 of the 1,841 NPPES records with a practice address in St Augustine, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Ernesto J. Carames, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernesto J. Carames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528099603, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto J. Carames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Saint Johns Medical Park Dr, St Augustine, FL, 32086. Phone: (904) 794-5411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto J. Carames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME65960, 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 Ernesto J. Carames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto J. Carames, M.D. had 15,782 Medicare Part D claims for 1,051 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernesto J. Carames, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.