NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ria Melina Cabanero, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Merritt Island, FL

Ria Melina Cabanero, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Merritt Island, Florida, and NPI 1013545532, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (Florida ME160143, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013545532
Name
Ria Melina Cabanero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME160143 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
220 N Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste 301, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Phone
(321) 361-5535
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2023
Fax
(321) 361-5543
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230712001649); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 220 N Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste 301

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bindi Chokshi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154815751
  2. Skyhawk Fadigan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073589487
  3. Lani Fong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184116931
  4. Crystal Linn, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1659839579
  5. John Macgregor, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649251166
  6. Deborah Morrison-Metz, ARNPNurse Practitioner1235121567

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,836 Medicare Part D claims for 639 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ria Cabanero5,836
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium324 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate279 claims
  4. Lisinopril258 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium252 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium211 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 3 group practices

  1. Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
  2. Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL
  3. Health First Medical Group, LLCMerritt Island, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ria Melina Cabanero among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Ria Melina Cabanero, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Merritt Island

They are 12 of the 768 NPPES records with a practice address in Merritt Island, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lani Fong, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531184116931
  2. Diane Luciani, D.O.Merritt Island, FL 329531114918380
  3. Randall Rigdon, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531396791455
  4. San Thiha, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531285678995
  5. David Trevino, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531508866385
  6. Brian Walls, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531508866237
  7. Tanya Ziadie, MDMerritt Island, FL 329531891795258
  8. Edgardo Hernandez Pons, M.D.Merritt Island, FL 329521568693034

Common questions

What is Ria Melina Cabanero, MD's NPI number?

Ria Melina Cabanero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013545532, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ria Melina Cabanero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 N Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste 301, Merritt Island, FL, 32953. Phone: (321) 361-5535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ria Melina Cabanero, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME160143, 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 Ria Melina Cabanero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ria Melina Cabanero, MD had 5,836 Medicare Part D claims for 639 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.