Nelson Sanchez, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Hialeah, FL
Nelson Sanchez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1982063178, issued on Feb 16, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME153783, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Sanchez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- ME153783 FL
ACN766 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 Hialeah Dr, Hialeah, FL 33010
- Phone
- (786) 206-2888
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2023
- Fax
- (786) 685-2170
- Medicaid ID
- 111101100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160408001654); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME153783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
796 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Metformin Hcl36 claims
- Folic Acid33 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 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: $276.21
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Nelson Sanchez among 2,282 general practice physician records in Florida
Nelson Sanchez, M.D. is one of 2,282 general practice physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
99 general practice physician records list a practice address in Hialeah
They are 99 of the 10,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Hialeah, and 2,282 general practice physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Nelson Sanchez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nelson Sanchez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982063178, issued on Feb 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Sanchez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Hialeah Dr, Hialeah, FL, 33010. Phone: (786) 206-2888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Sanchez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME153783, 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 Nelson Sanchez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Sanchez, M.D. had 796 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.