NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Rheumatology Physician in Florida

22 NPPES records list pediatric rheumatology physician with a practice address in Florida, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 37th highest rate of 46. Gainesville and Orlando 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 2080P0216X · method

Gainesville has the most, 5

Pediatric Rheumatology Physician records in Florida

  1. Anirudh Bandu, MDMiami, FL 331551962962035
  2. Lilliana Barillas-Arias, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011982755211
  3. Jheel Bhatt, MDOrlando, FL 328031023509296
  4. Brandon Dorion, MDPensacola, FL 325041932125408
  5. Melissa Elder, MDGainesville, FL 326101659328912
  6. Monica Friedman, D.O.Orlando, FL 328061558596452
  7. Arielle Hay, M.D.Miami, FL 331551194024059
  8. Daniel Ibanez, MDMiami, FL 331361417115353
  9. Sandra Lawrence, M.D.Fort Myers, FL 339081861489692
  10. Diana Milojevic, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011649206152
  11. Renee Modica, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101558382804
  12. Christian-Immanuel Oliveros, MDGainesville, FL 326101306307780
  13. Jennifer Rammel, MD, MPHJacksonville, FL 322071518302942
  14. Laisa Santiago Ramos, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011730407107
  15. Amanda Schlefman, D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337011356608954
  16. Natalie Shiff, MDGainesville, FL 326101144687500
  17. Ann Szymanski, MDSaint Petersburg, FL 337011154689651
  18. Akaluck Thatayatikom, MDOrlando, FL 328041366650236
  19. Mary Toth, M.D.Orlando, FL 328271568454924
  20. Kathleen Vazzana, DOOrlando, FL 328061083097521
  21. Kristina Wiers-Shamir, M.D.Boca Raton, FL 334311851508857
  22. Leandra Woolnough, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101023308335

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0216X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Florida ranks 37 of 46 per resident

  1. Virginia0.1
  2. Illinois0.1
  3. Georgia0.1
  4. Florida0.1
  5. Arizona0.1
  6. Montana0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0216X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

72.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 48.9% 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. Florida72.7%
  2. United States48.9%

Pediatric Rheumatology Physician records in Florida, measured

  • In a Medicare file16 of 22 · 72.7% here, 48.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file9 · 40.9% here, 24.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more15 · 68.2% here, 53.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2080P0216X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

22 NPPES records list pediatric rheumatology physician (2080P0216X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Florida: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Gainesville has 5 of them (23%).

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. Massachusetts25
  2. Michigan18
  3. New Jersey18
  4. Washington27

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia0.1
  2. Illinois0.1
  3. Virginia0.1
  4. Texas0.1

The largest states

  1. California62
  2. Ohio53
  3. New York50
  4. Texas40
  5. Pennsylvania36

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.