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Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD

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Specializes in: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), Family Medicine, Home Health and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

University Of Panama (1988)

Professional interests include: high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, and more.

840 U.S. Hwy 1 Suite 400
North Palm Beach, FL 33408

(561) 775-2088

Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD is an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, internal medicine (adult medicine), family medicine, home health and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from University Of Panama in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD is affiliated with Conviva Central Stuart.

Office Locations

840 U.S. Hwy 1 Suite 400
North Palm Beach, FL 33408

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973 SE Federal Highway Suite 973B
Stuart, FL 34994

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Some issues Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	950
diabetes management	274
doctor visit	1406
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	4201
preventive care	1338
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
thyroid function tests	229
vaccines	124
X-rays	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	860
diabetes management	203
doctor visit	1336
lab tests	2795
preventive care	946
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
thyroid function tests	147
vaccines	89
X-rays	38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	160
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	59
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	601
doctor visit	1039
preventive care	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
vaccines	52
X-rays	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	41
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	478
doctor visit	1041
preventive care	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
vaccines	40
X-rays	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	218
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	90
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	383
doctor visit	1017
preventive care	48
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
vaccines	48
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	42
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2017 were blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	177
doctor visit	535
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
X-rays	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	47
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2018 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	64
doctor visit	196

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2019 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	85
doctor visit	237

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	13
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	69
doctor visit	204

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	111
doctor visit	180

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	35
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	29
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	11
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	81
doctor visit	165

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in North Palm Beach, FL were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

blood draw	350
diabetes management	238
doctor visit	668
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	3498
preventive care	484
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
thyroid function tests	188
vaccines	70
X-rays	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD.

**Gender**
Female	126
Male	107

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	134
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	68
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	69
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	96

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD graduated from University Of Panama in 1988. He completed residency at Amador Guerrero Hospital. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University Of Panama (1988)

Residency: Amador Guerrero Hospital (1989)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Conviva Central Stuart

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid, Wellcare, Humana, Aetna, Healthspring, Medicare Railroad, United Healthcare and Original Medicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicaid

Wellcare

Humana

Aetna

Healthspring

Medicare Railroad

United Healthcare

Original Medicare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ernesto Rafael Diaz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$655 FARXIGA $233	SYMBICORT $157	BYDUREON PEN $115	BYDUREON $65	BYDUREON WEEKLY $26	Other $60
Novo Nordisk Inc	$582 Victoza $215	Tresiba $113	Saxenda $97	Xultophy 100/3.6 $18	NovoLog $17	Other $122
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$452 ANORO $200	TANZEUM $144	BREO $60	$48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$444 BELSOMRA $136	JANUMET XR $131	PNEUMOVAX 23 $70	DULERA $53	JANUMET $33	Other $19
Lilly USA, LLC	$249 BASAGLAR $85	TRULICITY $56	JARDIANCE $37	GLYXAMBI $18	CIALIS $16	Other $37
Other	$1,704 INVOKAMET $92	Vesicare $91	XARELTO $83	Belviq $78	Synthroid $73	Other $1,288

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,909
Education	$121
Gift	$56

Biography

Dr. Ernesto Diaz's areas of specialization are general practice, family medicine, and home health. Dr. Diaz is a graduate of the University of Panama School of Medicine and a graduate of Kings County Hospital Center's residency program. His areas of expertise include the following: obesity, pain, and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia). Humana, Aetna, and HealthSpring appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Diaz takes. He is conversant in Spanish. He has an open panel in North Palm Beach, FL according to Doctor.com.