NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in Rhode Island

51 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in Rhode Island, 4.7 per 100,000 residents, the 9th highest rate of 51. Providence and East Providence have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Rhode Island license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Providence has the most, 18

  1. Providence18
  2. East Providence13
  3. Riverside12
  4. Warwick4
  5. Westerly3

Nephrology Physician records in Rhode Island

  1. Steven Zipin, MDEast Providence, RI 029141962485490

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Rhode Island ranks 9 of 51 per resident

  1. Pennsylvania5.0
  2. Louisiana4.8
  3. New Jersey4.7
  4. Rhode Island4.7
  5. Connecticut4.6
  6. Missouri4.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

90.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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. Rhode Island90.2%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in Rhode Island, measured

  • In a Medicare file46 of 51 · 90.2% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file32 · 62.7% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more31 · 60.8% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 31 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

51 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Rhode Island: 4.7 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Providence has 18 of them (35%).

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. Delaware52
  2. Maine50
  3. Nebraska63
  4. Hawaii65

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey4.7
  2. Connecticut4.6
  3. Missouri4.6
  4. Puerto Rico4.7

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

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.