Dr. Rafael A. Amaral, MD

Dr. Amaral practices at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, part of Trinity Health.

Dr. Amaral's NPI, 1295719060, was assigned on December 5, 2005. Dr. Amaral graduated from Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Amaral holds Pennsylvania license MD044931E.

Dr. Amaral's primary practice is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, at 1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023 in Delaware County. The practice phone is (215) 237-4000.

Dr. Amaral's primary practice is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, part of Trinity Health. Dr. Amaral is also affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The medical group on file is Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Amaral to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Amaral's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Amaral is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Amaral is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, gastroduodenitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Amaral treats.

CMS data shows 821 Medicare services from Dr. Amaral across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 334 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,691 for them.

CMS counts 334 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Amaral in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 172 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 48% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, 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. Amaral's median patient age at 68, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Amaral wrote 847 Medicare Part D claims for 313 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 700 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $186,193 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 920 claims across 17 drugs.

Dr. Amaral accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 287 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Amaral, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Amaral in 2021. The most frequent topics are Waste Disposal, Fluid. Dr. Amaral has published most often in Water Sci Technol.

CMS Open Payments shows 940 general payments to Dr. Amaral from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $19,910.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Amaral, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Amaral graduated from Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 1987.

Dr. Amaral is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.