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 9 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. Lawrence Sowka, MDLakeland, FL 338051417920877
  2. Steven Spector, M.D.Orlando, FL 328041891791505
  3. George Spoto, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091336113190
  4. John Spratt, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101598022386
  5. David Spurlock, MDOrlando, FL 328011700914348
  6. Marc Stam, MDPensacola, FL 325041487690186
  7. Sotiris Stamou, MDTallahassee, FL 323081316078835
  8. Edward Staples, MDJacksonville, FL 322241568498012
  9. Dennis Stapleton, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339521336178441
  10. Laura Stefanelli, ARNPMerritt Island, FL 329531790567931
  11. Jack Sternlieb, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330191861892408
  12. Robert Still, MDOrange Park, FL 320731659373801
  13. Wade Stinson, MDGainesville, FL 326101588659668
  14. Christopher Stone, MDLargo, FL 337701750356614
  15. Chadwick Stouffer, MDJacksonville, FL 322041073737656
  16. Cary Stowe, M.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601245236728
  17. Yuriy Stukov, MDGainesville, FL 326101710684600
  18. Jorge Suarez-Cavelier, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011932105616
  19. Rozales Swanson, MDTampa, FL 336131932174349
  20. Imad Tabry, M.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333081790784049
  21. James Takara, MDVenice, FL 342851902883747
  22. Wael Tamim, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161003894601
  23. Francisco Tarrazzi, MDHollywood, FL 330211568698694
  24. Bradley Taylor, MDBoca Raton, FL 334861417923038
  25. James Taylor, D.O.Pensacola, FL 325031225087380
  26. Leah Teekell Taylor, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337161912971292
  27. Larry Thomas, MD FICS FACSWinter Haven, FL 338801558420976
  28. Mathew Thomas, MDJacksonville, FL 322241548436058
  29. Karen Thompson, DOLeesburg, FL 347481861423691
  30. Paul Thompson, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011083610794
  31. James Thornton, MD,FCCPMelbourne, FL 329011952339285
  32. Dennis Tishko, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071174591598
  33. Eric Toloza, MD, PHDTampa, FL 336121740381763
  34. Bryon TompkinsMiami, FL 331761265789382
  35. Ernest Traad, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401669469813
  36. Robert Turnage, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325031073611703
  37. Juan Umana, MDMiami, FL 331361114610862
  38. Hugh Vangelder, MDTavares, FL 327781982678678
  39. Abelardo Vargas, MDSunny Isles Beach, FL 331601477537868
  40. M Vasu, MDPunta Gorda, FL 339501528172756
  41. Luis Velazco Davila, M.DVero Beach, FL 329601992016539
  42. Paul Vesco, MDSarasota, FL 342391487641098
  43. Nestor Villamizar, M.D.Miami, FL 331361013174101
  44. Michael Wahl, M.D.Hudson, FL 346671114017142
  45. Karen Walker, M.D.Orlando, FL 328061013208453
  46. Kristen Walker, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391386924926
  47. Clark Wang, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401235364225
  48. I-Wen Wang, MDMiami, FL 331761356378533
  49. Raymond Waters, MDPunta Gorda, FL 339501376657528
  50. Jonathan Waxman, M.D.Fort Myers, FL 339081194761973

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.