Rufus Joseph, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Lauderhill, FL
Rufus Joseph, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Lauderhill, Florida, and NPI 1720069362, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME52086, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rufus Joseph
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- ME52086 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 N State Road 7, Lauderhill, FL 33313
- Phone
- (954) 581-1977
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (954) 583-1667
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rufus Joseph in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME52086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $62.23
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Rufus Joseph among 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida
Rufus Joseph, M.D. is one of 3,996 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Florida. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208000000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in Florida
There are 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida.
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ndemie Price, M.D.Plantation, FL 333131548436470
- Ileana Romero-Bolumen, MDLauderhill, FL 333131417926841
- Brian Udell, M.D.Davie, FL 333141073779724
- Johanna Albrecht, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333111104835305
- Catalina Castillo, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333111568876746
- Alla Dudelzak, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333111821144973
Common questions
What is Rufus Joseph, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rufus Joseph, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720069362, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rufus Joseph, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 N State Road 7, Lauderhill, FL, 33313. Phone: (954) 581-1977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rufus Joseph, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME52086, 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 Rufus Joseph, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rufus Joseph, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.