Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD

NPI 1568432193ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Yuma, AZ

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Yuma, Arizona, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 1987). 449 Medicare patients in 2024, $229,652 paid; nearly all of their 1,258 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Inspiremd Ltd was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $493.46 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1568432193
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Feb 26, 2014

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary	207RC0000X	21583	AZ

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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 - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (AZ)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	449
Services billed	1,726 across 78 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$229,652

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	1,258 · 3,070 30-day fills
Patients	259
Total drug cost	$83,063
Generic share	94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Graduation year	1987
Medicare specialty	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialties	Family Practice