NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lake City, FL

Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake City, Florida, and NPI 1710447396, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME157785, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710447396
Name
Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME157785 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
340 NW Commerce Dr, Lake City, FL 32055
Phone
(386) 719-9000
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220816003737); 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 340 NW Commerce Dr

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

  1. Michael AkotoMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1255006177
  2. Romulo Armas, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1447230321
  3. Harold BarryNurse Practitioner1568132207
  4. Shaun Blalack, PHARMDPharmacist1841896834
  5. Luis Cajina, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1841200367
  6. Jody Cropper, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669049375

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

422 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Jose Hernandez Pasos422
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir38 claims
  2. Prednisone35 claims
  3. Eliquis21 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
  5. Jardiance19 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Internal Medicine PAGainesville, FL

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

Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake City

They are 32 of the 1,502 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake City, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammed Choudhury, MDLake City, FL 320551467462069
  2. Cassie Ebert, FNP-BCLake City, FL 320551851808224
  3. Alex Gonzales, MDLake City, FL 320551750398822
  4. Aye Khine, MDLake City, FL 320551033704317
  5. Cynthia Magrini, MDLake City, FL 320551487737482
  6. Minesh Patel, MDLake City, FL 320551912972589
  7. Ankem Ravindra, MDLake City, FL 320551427094242
  8. Guy Strauss, D.O.Lake City, FL 320551578570727

Common questions

What is Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD's NPI number?

Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710447396, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 NW Commerce Dr, Lake City, FL, 32055. Phone: (386) 719-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME157785, 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 Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Benito Hernandez Pasos, MD had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.