Nidia Esperanza Cardenas, FNP-C
NPI 1518566306ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Hollywood, FL
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) with Coastal Rheumatology, LLC, practicing in Hollywood, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $56,210 for 364 claims, against $31,878 paid for services in 2024. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,044 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorial Regional Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1518566306 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 22, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 25, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 25, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | APRN11007859 | 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 - Nurse Practitioner (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 41 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,741 across 26 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $31,878 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 364 · 710 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 185 |
| Total drug cost | $56,210 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Coastal Rheumatology, LLCFt Lauderdale, FL · 5 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,044 · 81 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$915.35 · 26 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $862.56 | 30 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $382.23 | 20 |
| Amgen Inc. | $204.74 | 5 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $203.77 | 10 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $94.30 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,944 · 79 payments
- Education$99.99 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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