Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · Clearwater, FL
Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1962427195, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida OS7262, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Thomas Needham
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- OS7262 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 441-0104
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 441-8272
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040826000940); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mid West Medical College, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Thomas Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS7262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,509 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol218 claims
- Lisinopril193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Furosemide133 claims
- Losartan Potassium130 claims
- Carvedilol111 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Gerald Thomas Needham among 840 nephrology physician records in Florida
Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O. is one of 840 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 88% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 664 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Florida
There are 840 nephrology physician records in Florida.
All 840 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Brucculeri, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561346271145
- Dana Campbell, M.D.Belleair, FL 337561902873623
- Janaki Narayan, MD.Clearwater, FL 337561497798508
- Amulya RajagopalClearwater, FL 337561285294355
- Muhammad Saeed Malik, M.DBelleair, FL 337561679734321
- Tushar Sharma, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561891924254
- Wesley Gabbard, MDClearwater, FL 337611053323527
- John Hoenemeyer, MDClearwater, FL 337611144725557
Common questions
What is Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O.'s NPI number?
Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962427195, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 441-0104. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS7262, 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 Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O. had 1,509 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerald Thomas Needham, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.