NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Florida

23 NPPES records list surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician with a practice address in Florida, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 24th highest rate of 40. Miami and Bradenton 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 2082S0105X · method

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

Miami has the most, 4

  1. Miami4
  2. Bradenton2
  3. Naples2
  4. Orlando2
  5. Tampa2

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician records in Florida

  1. Morad Askari, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341174715551
  2. Mary Beatty, MDTemple Terrace, FL 336371265437180
  3. Melissa Boyette, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121831340405
  4. Clifton Cannon, MDMiami, FL 331751972780526
  5. Ronaldo Carneiro, M.DNaples, FL 341141528018694
  6. Karan Desai, M.D.Winter Garden, FL 347871861781239
  7. Antonio Forte, MDJacksonville, FL 322241851551717
  8. David Friedman, M.D.Weston, FL 333311043248495
  9. Natalia Fullerton, MDMiami, FL 331361154689453
  10. Scott Gargasz, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441386626380
  11. Antonio Gayoso, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041568435832
  12. Jared Gopman, M.D.Dunedin, FL 346981497109847
  13. David Halpern, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061487683801
  14. Timothy Irwin, M.D.Orlando, FL 328041033572961
  15. Joseph Labs, M.D.Naples, FL 341021689627713
  16. Rigoberto Mendoza, M.D.Tampa, FL 336141912065871
  17. Monica Miller, M.D.Wesley Chapel, FL 335441154397297
  18. Jerry Rubin, M.D.Orlando, FL 328191134136997
  19. Steven Rueda, M.DWellington, FL 334491487911053
  20. Timothy Schaub, M.D.Miami, FL 331551912027798
  21. Arthur Sharkey, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071245236066
  22. Sara Simmons, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121255662797
  23. Charles Volpe, M.D.Miami, FL 331251679885172

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2082S0105X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Florida ranks 24 of 40 per resident

  1. Illinois0.1
  2. South Dakota0.1
  3. Washington0.1
  4. Florida0.1
  5. New Mexico0.1
  6. Iowa0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2082S0105X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% 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. Florida87.0%
  2. United States78.8%

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician records in Florida, measured

  • In a Medicare file20 of 23 · 87.0% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file15 · 65.2% here, 61.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more15 · 65.2% here, 49.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 15 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2082S0105X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

23 NPPES records list surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician (2082S0105X) 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.). Miami has 4 of them (17%).

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. New York22
  2. Ohio18
  3. Michigan16
  4. Pennsylvania16

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Illinois0.1
  2. New Jersey0.1
  3. California0.1
  4. Texas0.1

The largest states

  1. California47
  2. Texas39
  3. New York22
  4. Ohio18
  5. Michigan16

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.