Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Raquel Elizabeth Candal, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1558998286

Raquel Elizabeth Candal, MD practises General Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Qualified in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with University Medical Service Association Inc, a 824-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida and Louisiana.

Years since qualifying
6
Licensed in
FL, LA
In the registry since
2020
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2 Tampa General Cir
Tampa, FL 33606-3571
Phone: (813) 821-8038
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1501 Kings Hwy # Surgery, Shreveport, LA 71103-4228 — (318) 626-0617

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence ME174785 (FL)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 323288 (LA)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1558998286
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 24, 2020
Last updated in NPPESDecember 7, 2025
Certification dateDecember 7, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice University Medical Service Association Inc — 824 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 17 times · 48th percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 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.

Food and Beverage $961 10 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $618 3 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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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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