NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Miami, FL

Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1144585233, issued on Jul 5, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME154255, 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
1144585233
Name
Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
ME154255 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20801 NW 2ND Ave, Miami, FL 33169
Phone
(305) 653-1770
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2022
Fax
(786) 725-3453
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220106000385); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 20801 NW 2ND Ave

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

  1. Dalgis Burgos ChangNurse Practitioner1457080475
  2. David Channer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912001561
  3. Jessica Chen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447451851
  4. Andrea De Lemos Kelner, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891433223
  5. Marbelys EsquijarosaBehavior Technician1275028698
  6. Maina Gatonye, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821192477

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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

909 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Luis Hidalgo Ponce909
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium132 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate118 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
  5. Eliquis55 claims
  6. Lisinopril48 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,302.80

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Hidalgo Ponce$1,302.80
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Holy Cross Hospital IncFt Lauderdale, FL

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

Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Chen, MDMiami, FL 331691740371152
  2. Henry Chua, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL 331691457466732
  3. Handre Hurwit, M.DNorth Miami Beach, FL 331691437136744
  4. Mariella Velez-Martinez, MDMiami, FL 331691770793440
  5. Julio Barcena, MDDoral, FL 331661013111921
  6. Antonio Cano, MDDoral, FL 331721174525778
  7. Louis Fernandez, MDDoral, FL 331721952388274
  8. Marlena Fernandez, M.D.Doral, FL 331721528421559

Common questions

What is Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD's NPI number?

Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144585233, issued on Jul 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20801 NW 2ND Ave, Miami, FL, 33169. Phone: (305) 653-1770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME154255, 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 Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD had 909 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.