Florida

266 Excluded physicians

85,082 Active physicians

3.13 Per 1,000 physicians

121 Flagged by federal + state (CA/FL/NY data)

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

Federal exclusion types for physicians in Florida who still have active provider records.

Exclusion type breakdown for Florida
Reason for Exclusion	Count
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b4	89
Program-Related Crime 1128a1	78
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a4	60
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a3	25
Patient Abuse/Neglect 1128a2	8
Fraud/Kickbacks 1128b7	2
1128b14 1128b14	2
Misdemeanor Fraud 1128b1	1
Federal/State Program Exclusion 1128b5	1

Excluded Physicians Who Moved

After being excluded, some physicians move to a different state. The new state's medical board may not be aware of the federal exclusion.

Moved to Florida

From	Count
South Carolina	6
Georgia	5
Alabama	5
California	3
New Jersey	2
Oklahoma	2
New York	2
Illinois	2
North Carolina	2
Mississippi	2

Left Florida

To	Count
New York	8
Puerto Rico	8
Louisiana	7
Georgia	5
Michigan	5
New Jersey	4
Pennsylvania	4
Tennessee	3
Virginia	2
Ohio	2

Highest-Priority Cases

Inclusion on this list reflects a federal exclusion record and an active NPI registry entry — it does not confirm the physician is currently seeing patients. NPIs may remain active for billing, research, teaching, or administrative purposes. Full methodology

These physicians have the most concerning combination of serious offense, recent registry activity, and cross-state movement.

Highest-priority excluded physicians in Florida
Physician	Reason for Exclusion	Exclusion Date	Specialty
BURACK, STEVEN ADAM	Program-Related Crime	2024-09-19	PAIN MANAGEMENT
GHOSH, MONA nan	Program-Related Crime	2025-11-20	GYN/OBS
RIVERAKOLB, KENNETH nan	Felony Controlled Substance	2022-05-19	GENERAL PRACTICE
SALEH, OMAR M	Program-Related Crime	2024-03-20	INTERNAL MEDICINE
THOMAS, ZINIA SUE	License Revoked/Suspended	2026-01-20	PSYCHIATRY
THOMPSON, ISAAC K	Program-Related Crime	2016-11-20	GENERAL PRACTICE
ESPINOSA, VICTOR HUGO	Felony Controlled Substance	2023-01-19	PAIN MANAGEMENT
RERKO, DAVID nan	License Revoked/Suspended	2026-04-20	ANESTHESIOLOGY
HEILBRON, ROY GILBERT	Felony Healthcare Fraud	2019-10-20	CARDIOLOGY
KURRLE, ROBERT WILLIAM	Felony Healthcare Fraud	2020-05-20	OPHTHALMOLOGY

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

Drug and medical device companies made these payments to excluded physicians in Florida between 2018 and 2024.

Physician	Total	Payments	Companies
ASFORA MD FRCSC PC, WILSON T	$1,338,340	27	12
PAPPACHEN, STEPHEN nan	$1,254,904	1781	2
NORTON, ROBERT PATRICK	$694,675	426	58
SHAKNOVSKY, THOMAS J	$46,283	131	27
MORALES, OSMIN nan	$41,801	5	3
LIEBERMAN, DREW EVAN	$39,865	105	9
EDWARDS, JEFFREY BRYANT	$20,937	300	32
CRUZ, JOSE A	$15,240	648	28
VAZQUEZ, JOSE L	$4,721	207	27
ALVAREZJACINTO, ORESTES A	$4,491	107	43

About these records

Every physician named on this page appears in an official government record — the HHS Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) or a state medical-board action — and is shown here as published by that agency. The basis for each exclusion is stated in the official record: some exclusions follow criminal convictions, others are administrative. Inclusion on this page asserts nothing beyond what the official record states, and an active provider registry entry does not confirm that a physician is currently seeing patients.

Different people can share the same name. Before drawing any conclusion about a specific individual, verify identity against the NPI number and the primary record at exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. If you believe a record shown here is inaccurate, outdated, or refers to a different person, email editor@thepublicledgers.org and we will review and correct it.

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