Ricardo Vilches, MD
Nephrology Physician · Lakeland, FL
Ricardo Vilches, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1699840454, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME46996, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Vilches
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- ME46996 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1745 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 688-0576
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (863) 686-5907
- Medicaid ID
- 045528800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100819000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1745 Lakeland Hills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricardo Vilches in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME46996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga229 claims
- Jardiance143 claims
- Losartan Potassium91 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Furosemide57 claims
- Carvedilol56 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $566.90
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Florida Kidney Care PALakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Vilches, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Vilches, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699840454, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Vilches, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1745 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 688-0576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Vilches, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME46996, 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 Vilches, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Vilches, MD had 1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo Vilches, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.