Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Miami, FL
Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1437149531, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME72583, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael J. Fernandez
- Credential
- MD FAAOS FACS
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME72583 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1797 Coral Way SW 22ND St, Miami, FL 33145
- Phone
- (305) 856-3592
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Fax
- (305) 854-5887
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121009000754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael J. Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME72583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $404.00
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Rafael J. Fernandez among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Miami → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manuel Alzugaray, MDMiami, FL 331451417033754
- Salvador Ramirez, MDMiami, FL 331451447399506
- Robert Birch, MDCoral Gables, FL 331461750885091
- Stephen Blythe, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331461952300949
- Manuel Feijoo, MDMiami, FL 331441811923105
- Manuel Frade, M.D.Miami, FL 331441891856233
- Richard Gershanik, MDMiami, FL 331441093792657
- Keith Hechtman, MDCoral Gables, FL 331461942275201
Common questions
What is Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS's NPI number?
Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437149531, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1797 Coral Way SW 22ND St, Miami, FL, 33145. Phone: (305) 856-3592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME72583, 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 Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael J. Fernandez, MD FAAOS FACS had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.