Dennis Layson Fernandez, MEDICAL DOCTOR
NPI 1275521510ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Huntsville, TX
Surgery (MEDICAL DOCTOR) in Huntsville, Texas, trained at University of South Alabama College of Medicine (class of 1998). 133 Medicare patients in 2024, $82,173 paid; nearly all of their 166 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Davol Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $59,521 in all, mostly honoraria.
Overview
| NPI | 1275521510 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MEDICAL DOCTOR |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 11, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | W6043 | TX |
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 - General Surgery (AL); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 133 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 367 across 60 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $82,173 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 166 · 170 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 80 |
| Total drug cost | $1,707 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of South Alabama College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Hospital affiliation
- North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$59,521 · 48 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$86,585 · 96 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $59,365 | 42 |
| Kerecis Limited | $77.65 | 3 |
| Stryker Corporation | $36.37 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $21.08 | 1 |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories | $20.17 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Honoraria$56,438 · 14 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,283 · 32 payments
- Travel and Lodging$799.84 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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