NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D.

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D. is a surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1568435832, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME76386, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568435832
Name
Antonio J. Gayoso
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician 2082S0105X
License number
ME76386 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 22ND Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33704
Phone
(727) 895-1515
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 895-1511
Medicaid ID
070215300 FL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1515 22ND Ave N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rina Bhalani, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164951943
  2. Tana Burke, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1629936992
  3. Elizabeth Herzog, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1114758224
  4. Melissa Kruse, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1194296848
  5. Jessica McCarry, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1124497334
  6. Chandrika Patel, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1932505310

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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 112 among the 221 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Antonio Gayoso183
  2. Specialty average112

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt39 claims
  2. Cephalexin35 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
  4. Scopolamine25 claims
  5. Gabapentin11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $11,158.47

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,501.42 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Antonio Gayoso$11,158
  2. Specialty average$7,501

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Antonio J. Gayoso among 23 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records in Florida

Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D. is one of 23 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2082S0105X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers in Florida

There are 23 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Beatty, MDTemple Terrace, FL 336371265437180
  2. Rigoberto Mendoza, M.D.Tampa, FL 336141912065871
  3. David Halpern, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061487683801
  4. Scott Gargasz, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441386626380
  5. Monica Miller, M.D.Wesley Chapel, FL 335441154397297
  6. Steven Rueda, M.DWellington, FL 334491487911053
  7. David Friedman, M.D.Weston, FL 333311043248495
  8. Joseph Labs, M.D.Naples, FL 341021689627713

Common questions

What is Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D.'s NPI number?

Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568435832, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 22ND Ave N, St Petersburg, FL, 33704. Phone: (727) 895-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME76386, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Antonio J. Gayoso, M.D. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician prescribers was 112. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.