Dr. Cesar Antonio Jara, MD

Dr. Jara practices at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Florida, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Jara's NPI, 1295789618, was assigned on May 20, 2006. Dr. Jara graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 1991. Dr. Jara holds Florida license ME68750.

Dr. Jara's primary practice is Lower Keys Medical Center, at 5900 College Road, Key West, FL 33040 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (305) 294-5531.

Dr. Jara's primary practice is Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Florida, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Jara is also affiliated with Mount Sinai Medical Center. The medical group on file is Keys Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jara to 2 more hospitals, 5 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Jara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Jara is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Jara's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Jara treats.

CMS data shows 1,061 Medicare services from Dr. Jara across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 442 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,736 for them.

CMS counts 442 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 165 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.11, 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. Jara's median patient age at 75, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Jara wrote 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 259 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,295 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $318,327 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 992 claims across 22 drugs.

Dr. Jara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Jara, more than 44% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Jara in 2024. Dr. Jara's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan Alexander Quinonez, DO and Samir Ruxmohan, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 299 general payments to Dr. Jara from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $3,839.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Jara, most recently ACC Fellow in 2012.

Dr. Jara graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 1991. Dr. Jara is a member of ACC and ACP.

Dr. Jara is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.