NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Tampa, FL

Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1508132762, issued on Mar 31, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME 60537, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508132762
Name
Russell Merrittt Hostetler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
ME 60537 FL
D0069526 MD
20137 MS
MD 30287 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2514 W Virginia Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
Phone
(813) 877-1370
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
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 2514 W Virginia Ave

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

  1. Xiao Zhang, MDGeneral Practice Physician1306995105

Verify Russell Merrittt Hostetler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $151.71

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Russell Hostetler$151.71
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Russell Merrittt Hostetler among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

366 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tampa

They are 366 of the 26,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Tampa, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Armstrong, DOTampa, FL 336071194767335
  2. Karen Castellano, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071275725749
  3. Charles Cox, MD, MPH, MMMTampa, FL 336071164621850
  4. Anthony Duany, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071790716975
  5. Jose Garcia, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071023010832
  6. Brunel Joseph, MDTampa, FL 336071245493089
  7. John Kauzlarich, D.OTampa, FL 336071457300212
  8. Pierre Leger, MDTampa, FL 336071992814735

Common questions

What is Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508132762, issued on Mar 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2514 W Virginia Ave, Tampa, FL, 33607. Phone: (813) 877-1370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell Merrittt Hostetler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME 60537, 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.

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.