Maria B. Santos, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · The Villages, FL
Maria B. Santos, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in The Villages, Florida, and NPI 1497758221, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0081152, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria B. Santos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- ME0081152 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1503 Buenos Aires Blvd Ste 180, The Villages, FL 32159
- Phone
- (352) 323-1482
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 259-0748
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080602000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria B. Santos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0081152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,373 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin226 claims
- Pregabalin68 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl55 claims
- Tramadol Hcl51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Methylprednisolone44 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $66.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 one group practice
- Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria B. Santos among 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Florida
Maria B. Santos, M.D. is one of 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Florida. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 499 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Florida.
All 1,021 in Florida → Every provider in The Villages → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jameel Mohammed, MDLady Lake, FL 321591629530621
- Lora Thaxton, M.D.The Villages, FL 321591356346514
- Randall Braddom, M.D.The Villages, FL 321621255302360
- Catherine Allbritton, DPTNew Smyrna Beach, FL 321681326528324
- Sarah Taylor, PT, DPTNew Smyrna Beach, FL 321681477439537
- Rosa Garcia, MDNew Smyrna Beach, FL 321691013586759
- Amol Gupta, M.D.Ormond Beach, FL 321741083824817
- Gabriella PaizOrmond Beach, FL 321741639696453
Common questions
What is Maria B. Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria B. Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497758221, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria B. Santos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1503 Buenos Aires Blvd Ste 180, The Villages, FL, 32159. Phone: (352) 323-1482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria B. Santos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0081152, 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 B. Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria B. Santos, M.D. had 1,373 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria B. Santos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.