Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD
NPI 1821244500ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery· Ocala, FL
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery (MD) with Florida Hospital Physician Group Inc, practicing in Ocala, Florida. 309 Medicare patients in 2024, $96,062 paid; nearly all of their 378 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Medartis Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $668.77 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventhealth Ocala and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1821244500 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 13, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 8, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Primary | 207XS0106X | ME102483 | FL |
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 - Hand Surgery (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 309 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,137 across 94 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $96,062 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 378 · 380 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 200 |
| Total drug cost | $27,262 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hand Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Florida Hospital Physician Group IncTampa, FL · 979 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventhealth OcalaOcala, FL
- Adventhealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$668.77 · 9 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$10,276 · 11 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medartis Inc. | $193.38 | 1 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $159.21 | 1 |
| Axogen | $157.56 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $53.14 | 2 |
| Ebi, LLC | $50.30 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$668.77 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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