Zael Vazquez, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hollywood, FL
Zael Vazquez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hollywood, Florida, and NPI 1578723524, issued on Jun 12, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME119514, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zael Vazquez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME119514 FL
MD440912 PA
MT191676 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9700 Stirling RD Ste 108, Hollywood, FL 33024
- Phone
- (954) 686-5575
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2024
- Fax
- (954) 743-0514
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150413002028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9700 Stirling RD Ste 108
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Zael Vazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME119514Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,089 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta475 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa454 claims
- Prednisone278 claims
- Montelukast Sodium242 claims
- Azelastine Hcl172 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere160 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,931.08
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Pulmonary Physicians OF South Florida LLCMiramar, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zael Vazquez among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Zael Vazquez, M.D. is one of 1,045 pulmonary 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kamal Anjum, MDHollywood, FL 330241619947652
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- Guillermo Asmar Vargas, MDHollywood, FL 330241851910921
- Boris Betancourt, MDHollywood, FL 330241225371677
- Edgar Bolton, DOPembroke Pines, FL 330241487635462
- Claudia Martina De Araujo Duarte, MDHollywood, FL 330241801457411
- Jaime Furman, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330241447288964
- Steven Gittler, MDHollywood, FL 330241730176728
Common questions
What is Zael Vazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zael Vazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578723524, issued on Jun 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zael Vazquez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9700 Stirling RD Ste 108, Hollywood, FL, 33024. Phone: (954) 686-5575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zael Vazquez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME119514, 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 Zael Vazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zael Vazquez, M.D. had 3,089 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zael Vazquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100. 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.