Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O.
Surgery Physician · Valley Stream, NY
Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Valley Stream, New York, and NPI 1679635833, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 217496, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael C. Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D., D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 217496 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Fletcher Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580
- Phone
- (516) 872-3033
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 872-5927
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael C. Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 217496Check 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: $22.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
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Common questions
What is Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O.'s NPI number?
Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679635833, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Fletcher Ave, Valley Stream, NY, 11580. Phone: (516) 872-3033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael C. Hernandez, M.D., D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 217496, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. 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.