Michael S. Applebaum, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Estero, FL
Michael S. Applebaum, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Estero, Florida, and NPI 1922009562, issued on Aug 4, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME125277, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Applebaum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME125277 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23450 Via Coconut PT, Estero, FL 34135
- Phone
- (239) 468-0150
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Fax
- (239) 343-4056
- Medicaid IDs
- 100652000 FL
0478497 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181001003043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael S. Applebaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME125277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,651 Medicare Part D claims for 928 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium533 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate455 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium307 claims
- Lisinopril298 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium284 claims
- Losartan Potassium261 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: $2,625.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Lee Health System IncCape Coral, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael S. Applebaum among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Michael S. Applebaum, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Estero
They are 15 of the 431 NPPES records with a practice address in Estero, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Michael S. Applebaum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael S. Applebaum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922009562, issued on Aug 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Applebaum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23450 Via Coconut PT, Estero, FL, 34135. Phone: (239) 468-0150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Applebaum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME125277, 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 Michael S. Applebaum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael S. Applebaum, M.D. had 6,651 Medicare Part D claims for 928 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.