Russell S. Ronson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pensacola, FL
Russell S. Ronson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pensacola, Florida, and NPI 1982629895, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME144419, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell S. Ronson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- ME144419 FL
25385 AL
23923 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Baptist Way Ste 3A, Pensacola, FL 32503
- Phone
- (448) 227-6500
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (850) 857-1747
- Medicaid ID
- 051555925 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050524001292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 125 Baptist Way Ste 3A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kathryn Crowley, ARNPNurse Practitioner1649784885
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- Franklin Fleischhauer, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1275533788
Verify Russell S. Ronson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME144419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $425.09
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Baptist Medical Group LLCBrewton, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Russell S. Ronson among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Russell S. Ronson, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Pensacola → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MSPensacola, FL 325031023472503
- James Taylor, D.O.Pensacola, FL 325031225087380
- Robert Turnage, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325031073611703
- Steven Curiale, MDPensacola, FL 325041649290834
- Luis Dibos, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325041679577639
- Christopher Ellington, BMBSPensacola, FL 325041154579605
- Vasant Jayasankar, MDPensacola, FL 325041881763704
- James Nielsen, MDPensacola, FL 325041295735710
Common questions
What is Russell S. Ronson, MD's NPI number?
Russell S. Ronson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982629895, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell S. Ronson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Baptist Way Ste 3A, Pensacola, FL, 32503. Phone: (448) 227-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell S. Ronson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME144419, 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.
What is Russell S. Ronson, MD'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.