Joseph Romero, DO
NPI 1235461914ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Clearwater, FL
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (DO) with Baycare Medical Group, Inc. and 1 other group, practicing in Clearwater, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $863,448 for 954 claims, against $152,441 paid for services in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $15,538 in all, mostly education. Lists Adventhealth North Pinellas and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1235461914 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 5, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 19, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | May 19, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | OS10789 | FL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | OS10789 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 585 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,647 across 50 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $152,441 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 954 · 1,210 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 169 |
| Total drug cost | $863,448 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
Medical groups
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL · 1,547 clinicians
- Bay Area Chest Physicians P AClearwater, FL · 16 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventhealth North PinellasTarpon Springs, FL
- Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL
- Mease Dunedin HospitalDunedin, FL
- Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL
Other facilities
- Baycare Alliant HospitalLong-term care hospital · Dunedin, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$15,538 · 26 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$18,087 · 27 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $14,915 | 13 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $277.31 | 3 |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $187.51 | 3 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $51.78 | 2 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | $31.37 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$14,000 · 5 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,538 · 21 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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