NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Idaho

31 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Idaho, 1.6 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Boise and Meridian have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Idaho license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · method

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

Boise has the most, 9

  1. Boise9
  2. Meridian9
  3. Coeur D Alene6
  4. Twin Falls2
  5. Ashton1

Rheumatology Physician records in Idaho

  1. John Ader, DO-RHEUMATOLOGYPost Falls, ID 838541992789564
  2. Desmond Anim-Appiah, MDBoise, ID 837021164434635
  3. Stephen Bienz, MDNampa, ID 836871851381834
  4. Francis Dega, MDBoise, ID 837021033289798
  5. Mary Derlacki, FNPBoise, ID 837051609947431
  6. Sarah Dill, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421457794075
  7. Achini Dingman, MDMeridian, ID 836421174594758
  8. Dustin Dinning, DOCoeur D Alene, ID 838151578774022
  9. Christopher Gibson, DOAshton, ID 834201922501733
  10. Sheena Henry, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141467833806
  11. Howard Kenney, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838151780754671
  12. Woo Young KimBoise, ID 837021780170126
  13. William Knibbe, MDBoise, ID 837021457363673
  14. Mikael Lagwinski, MDMeridian, ID 836421679540363
  15. Shannon Lance, DOBoise, ID 837021700382421
  16. Alma Leaird, MDMeridian, ID 836421154408219
  17. James Loveless, MDBoise, ID 837021396851341
  18. Sean McMillan, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011558353821
  19. Philip Meadow, D.O. F.A.C.R.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141902911878
  20. Svetlana Meier, MDMeridian, ID 836421609054659
  21. Francis Nardella, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421780735571
  22. Donald Pica, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011902840317
  23. James Polk, MDBoise, ID 837061003847633
  24. Peggy Ann Rupp, MDBoise, ID 837061932199437
  25. Linda Sakai, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141861546004
  26. Craig Scoville, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041194818997
  27. Chara Solich, MDMeridian, ID 836421134158892
  28. Elizabeth Solow, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421659581502
  29. Praveen Walaliyadda, MDPocatello, ID 832011710515135
  30. Jacob Welch, MDMeridian, ID 836421689203960
  31. Craig Wiesenhutter, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141205980422

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Idaho ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. Oklahoma1.7
  2. Hawaii1.7
  3. Mississippi1.7
  4. Idaho1.6
  5. Arizona1.6
  6. North Dakota1.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. Idaho83.9%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Idaho, measured

  • In a Medicare file26 of 31 · 83.9% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file23 · 74.2% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 38.7% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 23 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

31 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Idaho: 1.6 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Boise has 9 of them (29%).

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. West Virginia31
  2. Rhode Island30
  3. Maine26
  4. Hawaii24

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arizona1.6
  2. Mississippi1.7
  3. Oklahoma1.7
  4. Arkansas1.7

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.