Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Leonardo Paim Nicolau da Costa, MD, PHD

Individual provider Transplant Surgery Physician · NPI 1205609930

Leonardo Paim Nicolau da Costa, MD, PHD practises Cardiac Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Qualified in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with University Medical Service Association Inc, a 824-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
16
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2023
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

1 Tampa General Cir
Tampa, FL 33606-3571
Phone: (813) 844-7604
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 17 Davis Blvd Ste 308, Tampa, FL 33606-3438 — (813) 974-2201

Specialties & licences

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence ME172471 (FL)
Transplant Surgery Physician Taxonomy 204F00000X · Licence TRN38925 (FL)
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence TRN38925 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1205609930
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 3, 2023
Last updated in NPPESNovember 5, 2025
Certification dateNovember 5, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIAC SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice University Medical Service Association Inc — 824 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 1–10 times
Pacemaker insertion or repair 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $4,070 5 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $1,803 20 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University Medical Service Association Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 824 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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