NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982817136
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
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 3100 E Fletcher Ave

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

  1. Qassem Abdelal, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477041796
  2. Mutaz Bellah AbudreaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992559165
  3. Oleksandr Adzhymuratov, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144161506
  4. Elliott Aguayo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1942438940
  5. Caitlin AhernCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457996852
  6. Sarah Aitchison, APRN-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1912545666

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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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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.

  1. Ricardo Santayana232
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt33 claims
  2. Cephalexin19 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  4. Lisinopril12 claims
  5. 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

  1. 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.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Masood Ansari, MDTampa, FL 336131053364315
  2. Simon Edginton, MDTampa, FL 336131700839206
  3. John Favata Jr, MDTampa, FL 336131144273343
  4. Tatia Grant Levy, DOTampa, FL 336131215923511
  5. Maureen Hirthler, MDTampa, FL 336131710939467
  6. Christine Lancaster, MDTampa, FL 336131477505600
  7. Steven Lay, MDTampa, FL 336131720031032
  8. Paul Perry, MDTampa, FL 336131205881752

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.