Tuhina Cornelius, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Gainesville, FL
Tuhina Cornelius, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1538680590, issued on Jun 29, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME173120, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tuhina Cornelius
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- ME173120 FL
29694 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Phone
- (352) 273-9804
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Fax
- (352) 392-6481
- Medicaid IDs
- 00481573 MS
Q073722 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250902003293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 SW Archer RD
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Verify Tuhina Cornelius in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME173120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
923 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl135 claims
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam111 claims
- Daptomycin102 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim79 claims
- Ceftriaxone76 claims
- Cefepime Hcl73 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): 97.2 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: $68.84
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 2 group practices
- Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL
- Mid-South Infectious Disease Associates, PLLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tuhina Cornelius among 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida
Tuhina Cornelius, MD is one of 760 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida.
All 760 in Florida → Every provider in Gainesville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Cornelius Clancy, MDGainesville, FL 326101326075094
- Asmita Gupte, MDGainesville, FL 326101992900476
- Nicole Iovine, MDGainesville, FL 326101043312556
- Shehla Islam, MDGainesville, FL 326101538194402
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Common questions
What is Tuhina Cornelius, MD's NPI number?
Tuhina Cornelius, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538680590, issued on Jun 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tuhina Cornelius, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 273-9804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tuhina Cornelius, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME173120, 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 Tuhina Cornelius, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tuhina Cornelius, MD had 923 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tuhina Cornelius, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.