Rafael Paula, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Rafael Paula, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1033315940, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME106805, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Paula
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME106805 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908
- Phone
- (239) 343-2052
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (239) 343-5348
- Medicaid ID
- 002616600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Paula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME106805Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Clopidogrel17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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.
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).
Rafael Paula among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Rafael Paula, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fort Myers
They are 181 of the 7,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Myers, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Rafael Paula, MD's NPI number?
Rafael Paula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033315940, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Paula, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL, 33908. Phone: (239) 343-2052. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Paula, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME106805, 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 Paula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Paula, MD had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.