Dr. Luis Francisco Hidalgo Ponce, MD

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce practices at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce's NPI, 1144585233, was assigned on July 5, 2012. Dr. Hidalgo Ponce graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 2010. Dr. Hidalgo Ponce holds Florida license ME154255.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce's primary practice is Holy Cross Health, at 4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 771-8000.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce's primary practice is Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health. Dr. Hidalgo Ponce is also affiliated with Memorial Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Holy Cross Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hidalgo Ponce to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hidalgo Ponce practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Hidalgo Ponce's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Hidalgo Ponce is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hidalgo Ponce's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia.

CMS data shows 1,559 Medicare services from Dr. Hidalgo Ponce across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 589 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,948 for them.

CMS counts 589 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hidalgo Ponce in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 240 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, 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. Hidalgo Ponce's median patient age at 76, with 40% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hidalgo Ponce wrote 909 Medicare Part D claims for 271 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 766 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $119,926 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 388 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hidalgo Ponce as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Hidalgo Ponce from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $625.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 2010. Dr. Hidalgo Ponce is a member of ACC.

Dr. Hidalgo Ponce is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.