Santiago A. Cardenas, MD
NPI 1245238203ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Hialeah, FL
Family Medicine (MD) with Professional Medical Research LLC, practicing in Hialeah, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $184,864 for 2,916 claims, against $14,442 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $41.79 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245238203 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 13, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 30, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | ME81032 | 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 - General Practice (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 37 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 233 across 24 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,442 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,916 · 4,117 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 90 |
| Total drug cost | $184,864 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Practice |
Medical group
- Professional Medical Research LLCFort Lauderdale, FL · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$41.79 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $21.79 | 1 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $20.00 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$41.79 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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