LUIS FERNANDEZ
General Practice Physician in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
LUIS FERNANDEZ filed 615 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a General Practice Physician in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, prescribing 94% generic.
- 615
- Part D claims, 2023
- 94%
- generic prescribing
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
LUIS FERNANDEZ's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
615 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
LUIS FERNANDEZ practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about LUIS FERNANDEZ?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Florida
How General Practice Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
General Practice Physician share within Florida
General Practice Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Florida
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — General Practice Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- General Practice Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (General Practice Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume General Practice Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — General Practice Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
LUIS FERNANDEZ appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a General Practice Physician provider at 1170 SW BAYSHORE BLVD STE 200, PORT ST LUCIE, FL, 34983, with a listed phone of (772) 309-0020. NPI 1063866234 was issued on 04/14/2016. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what FERNANDEZ most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 615 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 366 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $9K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
General Practice Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,677 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,872 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1063866234 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | General Practice Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/14/2016 |
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How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context — Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to LUIS FERNANDEZ. To verify LUIS FERNANDEZ's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 615 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 733
- Total Day Supply
- 12,045
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $852
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
- Opioid Claims
- 64 (10.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 124
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.25
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 101, 65-74: 128, 75-84: 102, 85+: 35
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What LUIS FERNANDEZ prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Nabumetone
Nabumetone
126 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
61 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
56 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium 33
Pantoprazole Sodium
33 claims
- Nitrofurantoin 25
Nitrofurantoin
25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 23
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
23 claims
- Doxycycline Monohy… 21
Doxycycline Monohydrate
21 claims
- Orphenadrine Citra… 19
Orphenadrine Citrate Er
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Nabumetone | 126 |
| Methylprednisolone | 61 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 56 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 33 |
| Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 25 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 23 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 21 |
| Orphenadrine Citrate Er Orphenadrine Citrate | 19 |
| Famotidine | 17 |
| Paxlovid (Eua) Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 16 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
General Practice Physician Overview
How LUIS FERNANDEZ fits within the General Practice Physician landscape nationally.
LUIS FERNANDEZ's 615 claims are below the specialty average of 2,872.
Nearby General Practice Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as FERNANDEZ.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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