Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas, MD

  • Estero, FL
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1013176734PAC ID1951526375
Medicare services, 2024
676
Medicare patients, 2024
307
Part D claims, 2024
49
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL 33928
Practice phone
Call (407) 975-0200
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Primary practice

Orlando Neurosurgery

Medical specialty practice · Estero, Florida

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Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas is a neurosurgeon in Estero, Florida

Dr. Plakas practices at Orlando Neurosurgery in Estero, Florida.

Dr. Plakas' NPI, 1013176734, was assigned on June 6, 2008. Dr. Plakas graduated from New York Medical College in 2008. Dr. Plakas holds Florida license ME123748.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1951526375
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(407) 975-0200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas practices at Orlando Neurosurgery in Estero, Florida

Dr. Plakas' primary practice is Orlando Neurosurgery, at 10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL 33928. The practice phone is (407) 975-0200.

  • Orlando Neurosurgery
    10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL 33928Phone(407) 975-0200

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Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Plakas' primary practice is Orlando Neurosurgery in Estero, Florida. Dr. Plakas is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Orlando Neurosurgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Plakas to 2 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 3 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Plakas practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Orlando NeurosurgeryAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas is one of 577 neurosurgeons in Florida

Neurological surgery is Dr. Plakas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Plakas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Plakas' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME123748 · 2015 to 2027 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • New York licenseLicense 275307 · 2014 to 2016

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Plakas treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Plakas

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas billed Medicare for 676 services in 2024

CMS data shows 676 Medicare services from Dr. Plakas across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 307 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,534 for them.

Medicare services, 2024676
Medicare patients307
Paid by Medicare$142,534
Procedure codes20

Dr. Plakas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3292024: 3342%
Surgery
2023: 2532024: 30420%
Imaging
2023: 622024: 3839%

Where Dr. Plakas' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26139%
  • In a facility41561%

Dr. Plakas compared with the Florida median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Plakas
  • Florida median
Medicare services
676vs 2293.0 times
Medicare patients
307vs 17081% above
Part D claims
25vs 3529% below

Medians across 503 neurosurgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Plakas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas treated 307 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Plakas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 134 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Plakas' median patient age at 71, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024307
Average age75
Average risk score1.42
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Plakas' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Plakas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14246%
  • Men16554%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Plakas' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Stroke or TIA42%
  6. Mood disorders34%
  7. Anxiety32%
  8. Depression32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Plakas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas wrote 49 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Plakas wrote 49 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,932 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 52 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202449
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$7,932
Part D patients30

Dr. Plakas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic37 claims76%
  • Brand-name12 claims24%

Dr. Plakas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Plakas' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%12 of 49 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 522024: 2552%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas ranks in the 85th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare

Dr. Plakas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 157 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Plakas, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Plakas ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
85th percentile157 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
83rd percentile62 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Plakas.

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Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas received $1,937 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 45 general payments to Dr. Plakas from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $500.

General payments to Dr. Plakas by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Plakas by kind, 2016 to 2024

$1.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,48977%
  • Travel and lodging$44823%

Companies that paid Dr. Plakas the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas graduated from New York Medical College

Dr. Plakas graduated from New York Medical College in 2008. Dr. Plakas is a member of CNS.

  1. Medical schoolNew York Medical College
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Plakas is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Plakas accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas' NPI number?

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas' NPI number is 1013176734. It was assigned on June 6, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas?

Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas is a neurosurgeon in Estero, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas practice?

Dr. Plakas practices at 10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL 33928. Dr. Plakas' primary practice is Orlando Neurosurgery in Estero, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Plakas to 2 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 3 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Plakas is (407) 975-0200.

What is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas' medical license number?

Dr. Plakas holds Florida license ME123748, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Plakas in Florida (2015 to 2027) and New York (2014 to 2016).

Which hospitals is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas affiliated with?

Dr. Plakas is affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Plakas to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas part of?

Dr. Plakas is linked to Orlando Neurosurgery. Dmand AI links Dr. Plakas to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Plakas billed Medicare for 676 services in 2024, and Dr. Plakas accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas see?

CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Plakas in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas board certified?

Yes. Dr. Plakas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Plakas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas go to medical school?

Dr. Plakas graduated from New York Medical College in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Plakas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel and Brilinta.

Has Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,937 in general payments to Dr. Plakas from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas been practicing?

Dr. Plakas graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Plakas.

What insurance does Dr. Constantine Elefterios Plakas accept?

Dr. Plakas is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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