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RUFFOLO HOOPER & ASSOCIATES MD PA
NPI 1790732360
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Tampa, FL

Active since May 28, 2006CLIA Certified · 9 labs
5751 HOOVER BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33634(813) 886-8334 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 15, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

About Ruffolo Hooper & Associates Md Pa NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

RUFFOLO HOOPER & ASSOCIATES MD PA (NPI 1790732360) is a healthcare organization registered as an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology in Tampa, Florida and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization holds 9 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Kim Palma, Account Manager, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1790732360
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy207ZP0102X
Legal Business NameRUFFOLO HOOPER & ASSOCIATES MD PA
Location Address5751 HOOVER BLVDTampa, FL 33634-5340
Mailing Address5751 Hoover BlvdTampa, FL 33634-5340 · (813) 886-8334
Phone(813) 886-8334
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialKim PalmaAccount Manager · (813) 886-8334
Enumeration DateMay 28, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 15, 2024
NPPES CertifiedJanuary 15, 2024
✔ NPI 1790732360 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 6

★ Primary SpecialtyPathology · Anatomic Pathology & Clinical PathologyAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Code207ZP0102X
Definition
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
Also ListedPathology · CytopathologyTaxonomy 207ZC0500X
Also ListedPathology · DermatopathologyTaxonomy 207ZD0900X
Also ListedPathology · HematologyTaxonomy 207ZH0000X
Also ListedPathology · NeuropathologyTaxonomy 207ZN0500X
Also ListedPathology · Pediatric PathologyTaxonomy 207ZP0213X
5751 HOOVER BLVD, Tampa, FL 33634
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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid057016800FL

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates Md Pa is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

56

Medicare enrollment records show 56 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 15 practice at this address and 27 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 3

Pathology54
Addiction Medicine1
Nurse Practitioner1

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 56
Jonathon Heath, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1336308162
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Sean Kaufman, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1255305637
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
David Metter, MD
Pathology
NPI 1154680130
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Edward Oneill, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1679713879
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Karen Reeves, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1700850237
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Judith Robens, MD
Pathology
NPI 1619116407
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(352) 262-0490
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Kurt Stonesifer, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1477527026
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Lugen Chen, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1417968298
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Alejandra Kalik, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1912970526
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Megan Selbst, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1780852913
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
David Shields, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1689646010
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Thora Steffensen, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1053503953
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Julie Vitko, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1851363204
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Dong Lin Xie, M. D.
Pathology
NPI 1508830167
5751 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Robert Ruffolo, D. O.
Pathology
NPI 1417928995
5755 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jon Finan, MD, PHD
Pathology
NPI 1942344312
5731 HOOVER BLVD
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Su Xu, MD
Pathology
NPI 1770743593
4915 EHRLICH RD
Tampa, FL 33624
(813) 960-2400
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare5.8 mi
Anne Champeaux, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1639159296
12901 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD MDC11
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 974-2201
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare5.9 mi
Casey Gooden, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1801112289
1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 886-8334
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare6.3 mi
Melinda Fang, M.D.
Pathology
NPI 1750743985
1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR
Tampa, FL 33606
(352) 362-1015
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare7.6 mi
See all 56 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 9

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Compliance 10D1012566

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Tampa, FL
Active · expires Jun 22, 2027
CLIA Number10D1012566
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateJune 23, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateJune 22, 2027
Laboratory DirectorDr. Dong Lin Xie
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA5751 Hoover Blvd, Tampa, FL 33634
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Certificate of Compliance 10D2077810

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Tampa, FL
Active · expires Jul 13, 2028
CLIA Number10D2077810
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateJuly 14, 2026
Certificate Expiration DateJuly 13, 2028
Laboratory DirectorDr. Geza Acs
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA15403 Fenton Place, Tampa, FL 33647
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Certificate of Compliance 10D2004734

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Seffner, FL
Active · expires Apr 28, 2028
CLIA Number10D2004734
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateApril 29, 2026
Certificate Expiration DateApril 28, 2028
Laboratory DirectorDr. Dong-Lin Xie
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA9712 Sorbonne Loop, Seffner, FL 33584
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Certificate of Compliance 10D2226262

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Wesley Chapel, FL
Active · expires Feb 8, 2028
CLIA Number10D2226262
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateFebruary 9, 2026
Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 8, 2028
Laboratory DirectorYanfei Huang
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA28400 Corbara Place, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Certificate of Compliance 10D2218806

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Wesley Chapel, FL
Active · expires Nov 1, 2027
CLIA Number10D2218806
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateNovember 2, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateNovember 1, 2027
Laboratory DirectorJonathon E. Heath
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA3210 Juniper Springs St, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Certificate of Compliance 10D2220185

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA · Tampa, FL
Active · expires Nov 1, 2027
CLIA Number10D2220185
Laboratory TypeIndependent
Certificate Effective DateNovember 2, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateNovember 1, 2027
Laboratory DirectorOtto Walter
Laboratory Phone(813) 886-8334
Laboratory LocationRuffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA2902 S West Shore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33634
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name Phone
This certificate is issued to a laboratory after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA's NPI number?

The NPI number for Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA is 1790732360. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 28, 2006.

Where is Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA located?

Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA is located at 5751 Hoover Blvd, Tampa, FL 33634. The listed phone number is (813) 886-8334.

What is Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Pathology, specializing in Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, with taxonomy code 207ZP0102X.

Is Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 56 clinicians in 3 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Pathology (54), Addiction Medicine (1) and Nurse Practitioner (1). Of these, 15 practice at this address and 27 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Does Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA hold CLIA laboratory certificates?

Yes. 9 active CLIA laboratory certificates are associated with this NPI under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program. The certificates are listed in the CLIA Laboratory Certificates section above.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Ruffolo Hooper & Associates MD PA was last updated on January 15, 2024. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.