Lina Fernandez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · The Villages, FL
Lina Fernandez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in The Villages, Florida, and NPI 1316406200, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME156574, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lina Fernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME156574 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8877 SE 165TH Mulberry LN, The Villages, FL 32162
- Phone
- (844) 884-9355
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Fax
- (352) 674-8950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220908000140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lina Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME156574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,205 Medicare Part D claims for 1,052 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium762 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium590 claims
- Lisinopril415 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium409 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate372 claims
- Losartan Potassium325 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $242.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care Vitality IncThe Villages, FL
- The Villages Health System LLCThe Villages, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lina Fernandez among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Lina Fernandez, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 family medicine physician records list a practice address in The Villages
They are 76 of the 1,011 NPPES records with a practice address in The Villages, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Lina Fernandez, MD's NPI number?
Lina Fernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316406200, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lina Fernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8877 SE 165TH Mulberry LN, The Villages, FL, 32162. Phone: (844) 884-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lina Fernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME156574, 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 Lina Fernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lina Fernandez, MD had 9,205 Medicare Part D claims for 1,052 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lina Fernandez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.9 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.