Joana E. Ochoa, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Joana E. Ochoa, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1548604564, issued on Apr 21, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME147546, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joana E. Ochoa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- ME147546 FL
036154730 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 653 West 8TH Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209
- Phone
- (904) 244-5502
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210421002463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 653 West 8TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chima Ekwueme, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1356998280
Verify Joana E. Ochoa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME147546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
- University OF Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.Jacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joana E. Ochoa among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Joana E. Ochoa, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed Abbas, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091154611929
- Ziad Awad, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091659315620
- Brian Dalton, M.D,Jacksonville, FL 322091801058169
- Meghan Daly, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091972869980
- Mark Dobbertien, D.O.Jacksonville, FL 322091265407043
- Hollie Hickman, D.O.Jacksonville, FL 322091427032390
- Bharti Jasra, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091619130614
- John Kilkenny, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091245205756
Common questions
What is Joana E. Ochoa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joana E. Ochoa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548604564, issued on Apr 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joana E. Ochoa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 West 8TH Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32209. Phone: (904) 244-5502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joana E. Ochoa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME147546, 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 Joana E. Ochoa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joana E. Ochoa, M.D. had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joana E. Ochoa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.