What is Ernesto Carames's specialty?

Ernesto Carames (NPI 1528099603) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in St Augustine, FL.

Where does Ernesto Carames practice?

Ernesto Carames practices in St Augustine, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528099603.

How much does Medicare pay Ernesto Carames?

Ernesto Carames (NPI 1528099603) received approximately $252K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 530 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528099603

Ernesto CaramesM.D.

Internal MedicineSt Augustine, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,043

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,296

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$246K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,680 Internal Medicine providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 727).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

14,944

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

182

Brand share

17.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium705 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium631 claims

Losartan Potassium480 claims

Metformin Hcl447 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.8

Quality

77.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

70.5

Payment adjustment

0.29%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernesto Carames's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 91 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FLAGLER HOSPITAL INC	637	5,187
Robert Taliaferro Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Augustine, FL	250	1,874
Milton Mendenhall Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Augustine, FL	208	1,381
Joseph Rozas Internal Medicine · St. Augustine, FL	191	1,327
Mandana Davani Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Augustine, FL	159	692
Walter Frady Hospitalist · St Augustine, FL	155	1,354
Rafael Apontelopez Diagnostic Radiology · St Augustine, FL	124	786
American Health S, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Davie, FL	120	3,236
Ripp Smith Diagnostic Radiology · St Augustine, FL	118	670
CLAYMAN, ANDREA	99	564
Manuel Alvarez Psychologist, Clinical · Lady Lake, FL	94	489
Jueyang Wei Neurology · St Augustine, FL	83	786

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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