Derek Almendares, DO
NPI 1144885526ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Miami Lakes, FL
Internal Medicine (DO) with First Docs PC and 1 other group, practicing in Miami Lakes, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $838,147 for 9,303 claims, against $60,335 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $647.75 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Palmetto General Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1144885526 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 1, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 4, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | OS18244 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 193 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,007 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $60,335 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 9,303 · 13,900 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 407 |
| Total drug cost | $838,147 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- First Docs PCPompano Beach, FL · 180 clinicians
- Inpatient Healthcare Group PlHialeah, FL · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$647.75 · 31 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$150.58 · 7 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $202.10 | 7 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $148.97 | 11 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $69.61 | 2 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $38.67 | 2 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $33.35 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$647.75 · 31 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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