Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Hialeah, FL
Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1306158191, issued on Jul 8, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME160096, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME160096 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7150 W 20TH Ave Ste 615, Hialeah, FL 33016
- Phone
- (305) 691-4806
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230315000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7150 W 20TH Ave Ste 615
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Verify Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME160096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $58.76
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Vascular And Spine Institute IncMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Hialeah → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rogerio Carrillo, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161285621243
- Jose Font, MDHialeah, FL 330161083604136
- Fred Ehrenstein, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330191316287485
- Jack Sternlieb, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330191861892408
- Steven Bibevski, MDHollywood, FL 330211770796641
- Mark Block, MDHollywood, FL 330211720071228
- Edward Bove, MDHollywood, FL 330211245322619
- Brian Bruckner, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330211871573097
Common questions
What is Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD's NPI number?
Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306158191, issued on Jul 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7150 W 20TH Ave Ste 615, Hialeah, FL, 33016. Phone: (305) 691-4806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael A. Gonzalez-Pupo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME160096, 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.
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.