William A. Sunshine, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Boca Raton, FL
William A. Sunshine, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Boca Raton, Florida, and NPI 1790765543, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME59345, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. Sunshine
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- ME59345 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 Glades RD, Boca Raton, FL 33431
- Phone
- (561) 862-0401
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 862-0402
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040730000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 660 Glades RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William A. Sunshine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME59345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
775 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone205 claims
- Alendronate Sodium195 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate81 claims
- Methotrexate47 claims
- Allopurinol42 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $409.12
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates LLCBoca Raton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William A. Sunshine among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida
William A. Sunshine, M.D. is one of 494 rheumatology physician 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Howard Blank, M.D.Boynton Beach, FL 334371346248846
- Kenneth Bresky, D.O.Boynton Beach, FL 334371255368452
- Catherine Garcia, M.D.Boynton Beach, FL 334371124317821
- Jonathan Greer, M.D.Boynton Beach, FL 334371003816281
- Brett Hutton, M.D.Boynton Beach, FL 334371790996627
Common questions
What is William A. Sunshine, M.D.'s NPI number?
William A. Sunshine, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790765543, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. Sunshine, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 Glades RD, Boca Raton, FL, 33431. Phone: (561) 862-0401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. Sunshine, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME59345, 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 William A. Sunshine, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. Sunshine, M.D. had 775 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William A. Sunshine, M.D.'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.