Ricardo Santayana, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tampa, FL
Ricardo Santayana, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1982817136, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME119115, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Santayana
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- ME119115 FL
036.124901 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613
- Phone
- (813) 971-6000
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140919001243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Santayana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME119115Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt33 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Lisinopril12 claims
- Prednisone11 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
- Tampa Bay Emergency Physicians, LLCTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Santayana among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Ricardo Santayana, M.D. is one of 4,034 emergency 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 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
279 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tampa
They are 279 of the 26,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Tampa, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Santayana, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo Santayana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982817136, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Santayana, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL, 33613. Phone: (813) 971-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Santayana, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME119115, 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 Ricardo Santayana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Santayana, M.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.