Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Port Saint Lucie, FL
Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and NPI 1285681999, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME155490, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Defatima Pozuelo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME155490 FL
35072078 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1651 SE Tiffany Ave, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
- Phone
- (772) 223-4978
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2023
- Fax
- (772) 345-1815
- Medicaid IDs
- 2330561 OH
ME155490 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221217000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Defatima Pozuelo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME155490Check 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 pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,635 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa682 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta591 claims
- Prednisone324 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate233 claims
- Ventolin Hfa220 claims
- Montelukast Sodium205 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: $77.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Maria Defatima Pozuelo among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Silvia Alvarez De Leon, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521902150063
- Daniel Kittman Saul, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521922355619
- Barrington Nelson M DPort St Lucie, FL 349521669440566
- Bharat Upadhyay, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521912951740
- Perry Lloyd, MDFort Pierce, FL 349501073529798
- Kamlesh Pandya, M.D.Fort Pierce, FL 349501750440020
- Ramesh Nayyar, M.D.Fort Pierce, FL 349471881647857
- Maged Mehanni, MDOkeechobee, FL 349721699716381
Common questions
What is Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD's NPI number?
Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285681999, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1651 SE Tiffany Ave, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34952. Phone: (772) 223-4978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME155490, 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 Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Defatima Pozuelo, MD had 3,635 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.