Santiago A. Cardenas, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hialeah, FL
Santiago A. Cardenas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1245238203, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME81032, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santiago A. Cardenas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME81032 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 881 E 2ND Ave, Hialeah, FL 33010
- Phone
- (305) 882-1100
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2024
- Fax
- (305) 887-3273
- Medicaid ID
- 257389000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051012000216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 881 E 2ND Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Olga Benitez, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1699636977
- Carlos Fernandez Martinez, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1588276356
Verify Santiago A. Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME81032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,916 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole122 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium116 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate101 claims
- Metformin Hcl97 claims
- Ketoconazole77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium71 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
- Professional Medical Research LLCFort Lauderdale, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santiago A. Cardenas among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Santiago A. Cardenas, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1966 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hialeah
They are 112 of the 10,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Hialeah, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Santiago A. Cardenas, MD's NPI number?
Santiago A. Cardenas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245238203, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santiago A. Cardenas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 881 E 2ND Ave, Hialeah, FL, 33010. Phone: (305) 882-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santiago A. Cardenas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME81032, 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 Santiago A. Cardenas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santiago A. Cardenas, MD had 2,916 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.