NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Charles Arena, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Gainesville, FL

Thomas Charles Arena, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1295354033, issued on Apr 12, 2020. Check the license (Florida PO4565, 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
1295354033
Name
Thomas Charles Arena
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License numbers
PO4565 FL
PD4565 FL
POD0000921 CO
36.004160 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4500 Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL 32607
Phone
(352) 389-3926
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2020
Record last updated
May 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241017002733); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 4500 Newberry RD

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

  1. Ajay Antony, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1770875700
  2. Trace Arrick, OTOccupational Therapist1356174940
  3. Richard Canlas, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1114956372
  4. Chris Marl Capili, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619860772
  5. Lindsay CoursonPhysician Assistant1366741613
  6. Samone Cowart, OTOccupational Therapist1225840739

Verify Thomas Charles Arena in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
    Search for license PO4565
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Florida license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

218 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Arena218
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl40 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
  3. Meloxicam28 claims
  4. Gabapentin18 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate16 claims
  6. Celecoxib15 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: $2,408.89

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Arena$2,408.89
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adena Medical Group LLCChillicothe, OH
  2. The Orthopaedic Institute, PAGainesville, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas Charles Arena among 897 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Florida

Thomas Charles Arena, DPM is one of 897 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Florida

There are 897 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Florida.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Logan Fletcher, DPMGainesville, FL 326071265135040
  2. Cynthia McDonald, DPMGainesville, FL 326071871573261
  3. Kaden Woolf, DPMGainesville, FL 326071245989359
  4. Natalie Cornelison, DPMGainesville, FL 326081548149065
  5. Kathleen Telusma, D.P.M.Gainesville, FL 326081225448061
  6. Sarina Epstein, DPMGainesville, FL 326051295223329
  7. Joshua Epstein, DPMGainesville, FL 326051669906921
  8. Diana Rogers, DPM, MSGainesville, FL 326051649576653

Common questions

What is Thomas Charles Arena, DPM's NPI number?

Thomas Charles Arena, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295354033, issued on Apr 12, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Charles Arena, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL, 32607. Phone: (352) 389-3926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Charles Arena, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PO4565, 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 Thomas Charles Arena, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Charles Arena, DPM had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.