NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1972569341 MD
Verify on CMS → Mario Almeida Suarez, MD
Nephrology Physician in Miami, Florida.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,806 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
25K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD filed 25,246 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Nephrology Physician in Miami, Florida, prescribing 85% generic.
- 25K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 85%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥98th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Mario Almeida Suarez, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1972569341), first enumerated 04/25/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 25,246 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Florida statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: FLDOH annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1972569341 · Nephrology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-HEAVY · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1972569341
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 11K Nephrology Physician
- RX-HEAVY 25K claims
- BOOK-LIGHT 687 in Florida
- PHOTO-ENUM Anil Chandraker · 2006
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
25,246 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Mario Almeida Suarez, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Nephrology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
25,246 17× vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nephrology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1972569341 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nephrology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/25/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Mario Almeida Suarez, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Mario A Almeida MD PA
South Miami, FL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
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 Mario Almeida Suarez, MD. To verify Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases
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 · Typical
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD - brand share 14.0%
Nephrology Physician average
14% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 25,246 2024 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 2024.
25,246
Total Claims
$2.7M
Total Drug Cost
1,243
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 53,539.933
- Total Day Supply
- 1,562,187
- Brand vs Generic
- 14% brand / 85% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2.4M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $340K
- Opioid Claims
- 66 (0.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 848
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.93
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 45, 65-74: 543, 75-84: 425, 85+: 230
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Mario Almeida Suarez, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
1,910 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
1,017 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
914 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
824 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
810 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 740
Metoprolol Succinate
740 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 629
Amlodipine Besylate
629 claims
- Ozempic 539
Ozempic
539 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 1,910 |
| Metformin Hcl | 1,017 |
| Losartan Potassium | 914 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 824 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 810 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 740 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 629 |
| Ozempic Semaglutide | 539 |
| Alprazolam | 535 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 492 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nephrology Physician Overview
How Mario Almeida Suarez, MD fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.
10,806
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,511
Avg Claims per Provider
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's 25,246 claims are above the specialty average of 1,511.
Nationwide Nephrology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Almeida Suarez, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Almeida Suarez.
One of 687 Nephrology Physician providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Fernando Abanilla
MD
Avon Park, FL
Fakhar Abbas
Plantation, FL
Dr. Lionel Abbott
MD
Orlando, FL
Dr. Beshoy Abdalla
DO
Tampa, FL
Dr. Layal Abdel Rahman
M.D.
Largo, FL
Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's specialty? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Miami, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does Mario Almeida Suarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Mario Almeida Suarez, MD wrote 25,246 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.7M in drug costs for 1,243 beneficiaries.
Where is Mario Almeida Suarez, MD located? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD is located at 3561 SW 87TH AVE STE C, Miami, FL, 33165. Phone: (305) 669-3360.
What is Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's NPI number? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972569341, issued on 04/25/2006.
Does Mario Almeida Suarez, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's prescribing is 14% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $2.4M in brand drug costs.
Does Mario Almeida Suarez, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Mario Almeida Suarez, MD had 66 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.3%.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,806 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,511 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Mario Almeida Suarez, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metformin Hcl, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Mario Almeida Suarez, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 25,246 Part D claims and 1,243 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's credentials? ▼
Mario Almeida Suarez, MD's NPI is 1972569341 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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