Dr. Cesar T. Fernandez, MD

Dr. Fernandez practices at Digestive Disease Specialists Of N.e. Alabama in Gadsden, Alabama.

Dr. Fernandez's NPI, 1659363109, was assigned on August 19, 2005. Dr. Fernandez holds Alabama license 17296.

Dr. Fernandez's primary practice is Digestive Disease Specialists of N.e. Alabama, at 900 Goodyear Ave Suite A Suite A, Gadsden, AL 35903-1145. The practice phone is (256) 492-3220.

Dr. Fernandez's primary practice is Digestive Disease Specialists Of N.e. Alabama in Gadsden, Alabama. Dr. Fernandez is also affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Digestive Disease Specialists of Northeast Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fernandez to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fernandez practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Fernandez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Fernandez is licensed in Alabama.

CMS data shows 1,445 Medicare services from Dr. Fernandez across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 566 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,727 for them.

CMS counts 566 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fernandez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 218 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fernandez's median patient age at 64, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fernandez wrote 2,076 Medicare Part D claims for 513 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,818 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $638,094 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,805 claims across 36 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Fernandez for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Fernandez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 453 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Fernandez, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 359 general payments to Dr. Fernandez from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,496.