NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Florida

468 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Florida, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 14th highest rate of 51. Miami and Tampa have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Florida license search. Page 10 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 48

  1. Miami48
  2. Tampa45
  3. Orlando44
  4. Jacksonville40
  5. Gainesville27

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Florida

  1. Peter Wearden, MD,PHDOrlando, FL 328271215903372
  2. Michael Weinberger, M.D.Atlantis, FL 334621124117049
  3. Eric Weiss, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401417966151
  4. Robert Wesly, MD PHDGainesville, FL 326051548394455
  5. Eric Wherley, M.D.Tampa, FL 336131508211517
  6. Lourens Willekes, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101255422267
  7. Adam Williams, M.D.Miami, FL 331361710125695
  8. Donald Williams, M.D.Miami, FL 331251376530345
  9. Barry Winton, MDLargo, FL 337701114960770
  10. James Wudel, MDVero Beach, FL 329601942395215
  11. Steve Xydas, MDMiami Beach, FL 331401083779888
  12. Godfred Yankey, MDTallahassee, FL 323081316062094
  13. Michael Yarnoz, M.D.Tampa, FL 336291679815393
  14. Wing Yeen, MDTampa, FL 336061447474861
  15. Kenan Yount, MD, MBAJacksonville, FL 322241417246695
  16. Ahmad Zeeshan, MDOrlando, FL 328041336292010
  17. Thomas Zeyl, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101962719443
  18. Crystal ZhangTampa, FL 336061023513389

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Florida ranks 14 of 51 per resident

  1. Connecticut2.2
  2. Illinois2.1
  3. Michigan2.1
  4. Florida2.1
  5. New Hampshire2.1
  6. West Virginia2.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Florida82.3%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Florida, measured

  • In a Medicare file385 of 468 · 82.3% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file313 · 66.9% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more212 · 45.3% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1995 · the 311 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

468 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Florida: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Miami has 48 of them (10%).

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. Texas484
  2. New York446
  3. Pennsylvania377
  4. Ohio310

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Hampshire2.1
  2. Michigan2.1
  3. West Virginia2.0
  4. Montana2.0

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. New York446
  4. Pennsylvania377
  5. Ohio310

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.