NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Pennsylvania

413 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 3.2 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 51. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Pennsylvania license search. Page 7 of 9.

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).

Philadelphia has the most, 104

  1. Philadelphia104
  2. Pittsburgh47
  3. Allentown16
  4. Willow Grove15
  5. Danville12

Rheumatology Physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Ruchika Patel, MDPhila, PA 191411033483755
  2. Isabel Penabad, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401649807363
  3. Christine PeoplesPittsburgh, PA 152131003063348
  4. Peter Pepe, M.D.State College, PA 168031023071875
  5. Kristie Pepper, D.O.Middletown, PA 170571063778934
  6. Michael Perilstein, MDPottstown, PA 194641790800092
  7. Benjamin Plotz, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131467806695
  8. Andres Ponce, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071568859924
  9. Andrew Price, DOLancaster, PA 176011427579630
  10. Charles Pritchard, M.D.Willow Grove, PA 190901023095114
  11. Charles Pucevich, MDCoraopolis, PA 151081942299383
  12. David Pugliese, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021548225543
  13. Sally Pullman-Mooar, MDWillow Grove, PA 190901912930702
  14. Thomas Quinn, D.O.Blue Bell, PA 194221568818615
  15. Julio Ramos, MDScranton, PA 185101275519530
  16. Shikha Rathi, MBBS, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191521093083552
  17. Deirdre Reid-Fighera, M.D.Meadowbrook, PA 190461841220662
  18. Rennie Rhee, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041669649935
  19. Ramsha Riaz, M.D.Danville, PA 178221932775491
  20. John RichardsPittsburgh, PA 152131396846150
  21. Fabian Rodriguez Quinonez, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191411538654942
  22. Lourdes Romano-Jana, M.D.Erie, PA 165081215050216
  23. Ellen RomichPhiladelphia, PA 191041619437308
  24. Jorge Rosario Vega, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401922548064
  25. James Ross, MDAllentown, PA 181031588697403
  26. Bruce Rothschild, MDIndiana, PA 157011265423024
  27. Alan Roumm, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111457375610
  28. Kourtney Rudzinski, D.O.Allentown, PA 181041235664558
  29. Malini Rusia, M.D.Malvern, PA 193551588827489
  30. Eric Russell, DOWynnewood, PA 190961013243401
  31. Louis Saade, MD, FACPPittsburgh, PA 152131164863593
  32. Larissa Sachs, MDLemoyne, PA 170431669641379
  33. Kristen SalavaBethlehem, PA 180181952806838
  34. Mathew Samuel, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111538178686
  35. Allen Samuels, MDErie, PA 165061811033764
  36. Nora Sandorfi, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041578583332
  37. Robert Sanford, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111164419610
  38. Marianne Santioni, DOOld Forge, PA 185181205868668
  39. Sebastian Sattui Cortes, MD, MSPittsburgh, PA 152321831518679
  40. Carla Scanzello, M.D., PH.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041073634622
  41. Joseph Scarola, M.D.Collegeville, PA 194261386996338
  42. Barry Schimmer, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071396716122
  43. Ronald Schlansky, MDChambersburg, PA 172011558341727
  44. Annemarie Schorpion, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041326302621
  45. Lisa Schroeder, MDDanville, PA 178221215195003
  46. Steffan Schulz, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041316154487
  47. Daniella Schwartz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131053518415
  48. David Seaman, MDErie, PA 165061649221532
  49. Mythili Seetharaman, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011023077856
  50. Anupama Shahane, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041447424320

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

Pennsylvania ranks 6 of 51 per resident

  1. New Hampshire4.1
  2. Connecticut4.0
  3. Maryland3.5
  4. Pennsylvania3.2
  5. New York3.1
  6. Minnesota3.0
  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.

79.9% 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. Pennsylvania79.9%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Pennsylvania, measured

  • In a Medicare file330 of 413 · 79.9% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file275 · 66.6% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more261 · 63.2% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 275 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

413 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Pennsylvania: 3.2 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Philadelphia has 104 of them (25%).

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. Massachusetts343
  2. Illinois340
  3. Florida494
  4. Ohio289

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York3.1
  2. Minnesota3.0
  3. Maryland3.5
  4. Vermont2.8

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Massachusetts343

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.