Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Ocala, FL
Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1821244500, issued on Aug 13, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME102483, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- ME102483 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2801 SE 1St Ave Ste 302, Ocala, FL 34471
- Phone
- (352) 873-2880
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 873-8751
- Medicaid ID
- 000300400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090217000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 43 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2801 SE 1St Ave Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lyuba Bacin, RN, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1760022495
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- Patrick Grablin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1699777516
- Saravanan Karuppiah, M.DNeurological Surgery Physician1821249277
- Xinmeng Zhao, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1972919439
Verify Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME102483Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
378 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin147 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Ibuprofen33 claims
- Methylprednisolone26 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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: $10,276.36
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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 2 group practices
- Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
- Florida Hospital Physician Group IncOcala, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes among 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Florida
Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD is one of 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 43 in Florida → Every provider in Ocala → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Gordon, MDSarasota, FL 342321376584615
- Nicholas Houlis, D.O.Kissimmee, FL 347441508023466
- Rannie Alsamkari, MDNaples, FL 341021487847489
- Nikola Lekic, MDPort Saint Lucie, FL 349871427475565
- Alan Blackburn, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941588950547
- Check Kam, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941225221047
- Dennis Sagini, MDFort Myers, FL 339121326245960
- Rachel Lefebvre, MDLakeland, FL 338051720346034
Common questions
What is Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD's NPI number?
Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821244500, issued on Aug 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 SE 1St Ave Ste 302, Ocala, FL, 34471. Phone: (352) 873-2880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME102483, 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 Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD had 378 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.