NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1639716335, issued on Dec 2, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME152902, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639716335
Name
Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
ME152902 FL
57.248420 OH
01094726A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4500 San Pablo RD S, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Phone
(904) 953-2000
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2025
Medicaid ID
300097325 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241028000253); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4500 San Pablo RD S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Abarbanel, MDNeurology Physician1598298242
  2. Ejigayehu Abate, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1679615116
  3. Suhny Abbara, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1538150180
  4. Sara Abbas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356121206
  5. Carol Abbott, ARNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1629427240
  6. Zaid Abdel Rahman, M.D.Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1003299330

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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $583.70

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida$584
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN
  2. University Family Physicians, Inc.Indianapolis, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida among 644 neurological surgery physician records in Florida

Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD is one of 644 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 429 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207T00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 644 neurological surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322241578859484
  2. Richard Byrne, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322241518916816
  3. Kaisorn ChaichanaJacksonville, FL 322241356516074
  4. Selby Chen, MDJacksonville, FL 322241063668440
  5. Hugh Deen, MDJacksonville, FL 322241225027683
  6. William Fox, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322241134241243
  7. Yon Son Betty Kim, MD, PHD, FRCSCJacksonville, FL 322241912333592
  8. Eric Nottmeier, MDJacksonville, FL 322241770572133

Common questions

What is Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD's NPI number?

Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639716335, issued on Dec 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 San Pablo RD S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224. Phone: (904) 953-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME152902, 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.

What is Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.