Francisco Alberto Schwartz-Fernandes, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0106X

License

ME102483 Issued in FL

Practice address

1219 S Pine Ave Ste 303
BLDG 300
Ocala, FL 34471-6524

Phone

(352) 237-9298

Fax

(352) 351-4193

NPI assigned

Aug 13, 2008

Last updated

Oct 8, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Francisco A Schwartz Fernandes Other name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Hand Surgery

Education

Other, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Florida Hospital Physician Group IncGroup PAC ID 2365679057, 953 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Adventhealth Ocala Hospital, Ocala, FL, CCN 100062
• Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Hospital, Wesley Chapel, FL, CCN 100319

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
• Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: fschwartzfernandes73606@adventhealth.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: fschwartzfernandes98138@direct.tgh.org
• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et0761.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Florida Hospital Physician Group Inc

  dba AdventHealth Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1174955256
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University Medical Service Association Inc

  • Physical Therapist
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1992742324
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Tampa General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1124558929
  NPD
• University Medical Service Association Inc

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1194276576
  NPD
• University Medical Service Association Inc

  • Surgery Physician
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1497795306

  Surgery of the Hand

  NPD
• Adventhealth Primary Care Network Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altamonte Springs, FL
  • NPI 1093493637
  NPD (past)
• Munroe Hma HMPN LLC

  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Lady Lake, FL
  • NPI 1669899324
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Florida Hospital Ocala Inc

  dba Advent Health Ocala

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Ocala, FL
  • NPI 1740772268
  Care Compare affiliation
• Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System Inc

  dba AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Wesley Chapel, FL
  • NPI 1073893020
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_1": "1219 S PINE AVE STE 303",
            "address_2": "BLDG 300",
            "city": "OCALA",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "344716524",
            "telephone_number": "352-237-9298",
            "fax_number": "352-351-4193"
        },
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            "fax_number": "352-351-4193"
        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2008-08-13",
        "last_updated": "2026-10-08",
        "certification_date": "2026-10-08",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "13330 Usf Laurel Dr",
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            "state": "FL",
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        }
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    "other_names": [
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            "first_name": "FRANCISCO",
            "last_name": "SCHWARTZ FERNANDES",
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        }
    ]
}

• Debra Schumar
• Hanna Schumm, FNP-C
• Laura A Schwades, LMHC
• Lawrence Edward Schwanke, D.C.
• Veneiza Schwanke, ARNP-C
• Barbara Brandon Schwartz, ACUPUNCTURE PHYSICIA
• Samantha Schweihofer
• Gordon C. Schwenk, M.D.
• Renee Schwer, LCSW
• Nerina Sciacchitano, L.M.T

• Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Ocala, FL
• Providers in Ocala, FL by specialty
• Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 8, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.