Dr. Joseph F. Answine, MD

Dr. Answine practices at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Answine's NPI, 1205826674, was assigned on October 26, 2005. Dr. Answine graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Answine holds Pennsylvania license MD046479L.

Dr. Answine's primary practice is HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, at 11375 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34613 in Hernando County. The practice phone is (352) 596-6632.

Dr. Answine's primary practice is HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Answine is also affiliated with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sunshine State Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Answine to 10 more medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Answine practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Answine's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Answine is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Answine's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Florida.

CMS data shows 25 Medicare services from Dr. Answine across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 165 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,377 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Answine in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Answine's median patient age at 71, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Answine wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $179 in total drug cost.

Dr. Answine accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Answine in 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Bariatric Surgery, Gastrectomy and Laparoscopy. Dr. Answine has published most often in J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. Dr. Answine's most frequent co-authors are Luciano A. Dimarco, DO, James Lamberg, DO and Gary Aghazarian, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 676 general payments to Dr. Answine from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $364,694.

Dr. Answine graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1989.

Dr. Answine is in network with 7 carriers, including Capital Blue Cross, Highmark and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.