NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician in Florida

20 NPPES records list blood banking & transfusion medicine physician with a practice address in Florida, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 27th highest rate of 41. Gainesville and Ft Lauderdale have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Florida license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207ZB0001X · method

Gainesville has the most, 4

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician records in Florida

  1. Kaaron Benson, MDTampa, FL 336121659305209
  2. Marsha Bertholf, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561730302514
  3. Leonard BoralMiami, FL 331361053535708
  4. Leonardo CastanedaFt Lauderdale, FL 333081770698318
  5. Tisha Foster, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051538289996
  6. Marek Fried, M.D., PH.D.Gainesville, FL 326061972930469
  7. Richard Gammon, M.D.Tampa, FL 336121902163769
  8. Maria Gonzalez-MorejonFt Lauderdale, FL 333081497860969
  9. Yen Michael Hsu, M.D., PH.D.Boca Raton, FL 334331609186162
  10. Bruce Lenes, M.D.Lauderhill, FL 333131881657898
  11. Christopher Lough, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071205129483
  12. Merri Mair, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337161639143415
  13. Fernando Martinez, MDMiami, FL 331361639334014
  14. Juan Merayo-Rodriguez, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071528228988
  15. Rehana Nawab, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337081811003650
  16. Rita Reik, M.D.Lauderhill, FL 333131801093075
  17. Kathleen Sazama, M.D. JDGainesville, FL 326071396840914
  18. Toby Simon, MDBoca Raton, FL 334871528084571
  19. Joy Young-RamsaranFt Lauderdale, FL 333081982719753
  20. Patricia Zerra, MDMiami, FL 331361073755864

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZB0001X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Florida ranks 27 of 41 per resident

  1. Kansas0.1
  2. Oregon0.1
  3. North Carolina0.1
  4. Florida0.1
  5. Oklahoma0.1
  6. Indiana0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZB0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

50.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 53.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Florida50.0%
  2. United States53.7%

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician records in Florida, measured

  • In a Medicare file10 of 20 · 50.0% here, 53.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6 · 30.0% here, 41.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 60.0% here, 60.5% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207ZB0001X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

20 NPPES records list blood banking & transfusion medicine physician (207ZB0001X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Florida: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Gainesville has 4 of them (20%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Pennsylvania19
  2. Minnesota22
  3. Ohio22
  4. Texas22

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina0.1
  2. Michigan0.1
  3. Illinois0.1
  4. California0.1

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.