Vanessa Jean Lucarella, MD
NPI 1427048081ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Clearwater, FL
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Clearwater, Florida, trained at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (class of 1983). 1,944 Medicare patients in 2024, $1,082,511 paid; nearly all of their 13,384 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $85.98 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1427048081 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 5, 2016 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | ME59261 | 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 - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,944 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 8,884 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,082,511 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 13,384 · 35,477 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,503 |
| Total drug cost | $1,196,562 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1983 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants MD PAClearwater, FL · 39 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL
- Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL
- St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$85.98 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$32.70 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $50.27 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $20.57 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.14 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$85.98 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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