Who bills the most Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report (88312) to Medicare in Florida?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS140 physician groups billed Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report (88312) to Medicare fee-for-service in Florida in 2024; the top five named groups hold 28% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 3%.
88312 — Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole Florida market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 43% of Medicare in Florida; Medicare Advantage penetration 48% → 57% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 88312 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENTRAL FLORIDA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | ORLANDO | FL | PATHOLOGY | 23 | 5,130 | 2.3% | (407) 363-6611 |
| 2 | BORLAND GROOVER CLINIC, PA | JACKSONVILLE | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 125 | 3,839 | 1.7% | (904) 398-7205 |
| 3 | GASTROENTEROLOGY CONSULTANTS OF BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 3 | 3,198 | 1.4% | (561) 368-3455 |
| 4 | AQUA DERMATOLOGY OF FLORIDA, PA | NAPLES | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 184 | 2,665 | 1.2% | (239) 596-9075 |
| 5 | MARK AND KAMBOUR MD PA | MIAMI LAKES | FL | PATHOLOGY | 10 | 2,582 | 1.1% | (866) 825-4422 |
| 6 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS | JACKSONVILLE | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 18 | 1,914 | 0.8% | (904) 388-8686 |
| 7 | GASTRO HEALTH, LLC | MIAMI | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 256 | 1,577 | 0.7% | (305) 913-0666 |
| 8 | LEAVITT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF FLORIDA INC | THE VILLAGES | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 192 | 1,552 | 0.7% | (352) 753-2812 |
| 9 | TOTAL VEIN AND SKIN LLC | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 15 | 1,497 | 0.7% | (561) 739-5252 |
| 10 | BIKKASANI RAM HELLSTERN AND CHANDRUPATLA MDPA | CRYSTAL RIVER | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 1,484 | 0.7% | — |
| 11 | ASSOCIATES IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY LLC | FORT MYERS | FL | PODIATRY | 17 | 1,479 | 0.7% | (239) 481-7000 |
| 12 | DRS CLACK SPENCER WHITE AND MCCORMACK PA | SARASOTA | FL | PATHOLOGY | 13 | 1,299 | 0.6% | (941) 362-8900 |
| 13 | FLORIDA FOOT AND ANKLE ASSOCIATES, LLC. | MIAMI | FL | PODIATRY | 25 | 1,281 | 0.6% | (305) 412-1218 |
| 14 | ELI COHEN MD PA | DELRAY BEACH | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 1,209 | 0.5% | (561) 495-1337 |
| 15 | ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGISTS, PA | TAMPA | FL | PATHOLOGY | 19 | 1,190 | 0.5% | (813) 576-3600 |
| 16 | PROFESSIONAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION ASSOCIATES, P.A. | LEESBURG | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 6 | 1,171 | 0.5% | — |
| 17 | DR PROSPER ABITBOL PA | BOCA RATON | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 1,104 | 0.5% | (561) 955-7100 |
| 18 | LAKE GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC | TAVARES | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 7 | 989 | 0.4% | (352) 383-5200 |
| 19 | INTEGRATED REGIONAL LABORATORIES PATHOLOGY SERVICES, LLC | ATLANTIS | FL | PATHOLOGY | 133 | 977 | 0.4% | (561) 548-3639 |
| 20 | WATSON CLINIC LLP | LAKELAND | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 363 | 943 | 0.4% | (863) 680-7780 |
| 21 | COMPREHENSIVE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A. | MIAMI | FL | PATHOLOGY | 20 | 896 | 0.4% | (786) 596-6525 |
| 22 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS PA | ALTAMONTE SPG | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 14 | 780 | 0.3% | (407) 830-8661 |
| 23 | FLORIDA CLINICAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATION INC | GAINESVILLE | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1912 | 759 | 0.3% | (352) 265-8990 |
| 24 | RUFFOLO HOOPER AND ASSOCIATES MD PA | TAMPA | FL | PATHOLOGY | 44 | 752 | 0.3% | (813) 971-6000 |
| 25 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF TALLAHASSEE PA | TALLAHASSEE | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 39 | 751 | 0.3% | (850) 877-4134 |
| 26 | CORAL RIDGE GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC | OAKLAND PARK | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 9 | 747 | 0.3% | (954) 771-9920 |
| 27 | PALM BEACH DERMATOLOGY | LAKE WORTH | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 19 | 667 | 0.3% | (561) 969-7300 |
| 28 | BASSAN AND BLOOM M D S P L | NORTH MIAMI BEACH | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 3 | 630 | 0.3% | (305) 532-2999 |
| 29 | THAKKAR PATEL AND AVALOS MD'S LLC | SEBRING | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 15 | 579 | 0.3% | (863) 385-5179 |
| 30 | ASSOCIATES IN DERMATOLOGY M D P L | FORT MYERS | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 12 | 549 | 0.2% | (239) 936-5425 |
| 31 | SOUTHEASTERN DERMATOLOGY GROUP PA | PANAMA CITY | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 43 | 532 | 0.2% | — |
| 32 | ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGISTS, LLC | NASHVILLE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 135 | 513 | 0.2% | (615) 221-4400 |
| 33 | TREASURE COAST PATHOLOGY, PA | STUART | FL | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 506 | 0.2% | (772) 288-5853 |
| 34 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | MIAMI | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2331 | 468 | 0.2% | (305) 689-5437 |
| 35 | SKIN AND CANCER ASSOCIATES | AVENTURA | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 65 | 446 | 0.2% | (305) 933-1151 |
| 36 | CORA HEALTH SERVICES INC | THE VILLAGES | FL | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 1187 | 437 | 0.2% | (352) 693-3378 |
| 37 | AJ BIDANI, M.D. PA | LARGO | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 428 | 0.2% | — |
| 38 | ACADEMIC ALLIANCE IN DERMATOLOGY INC | TAMPA | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 46 | 422 | 0.2% | (813) 882-9986 |
| 39 | MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE | JACKSONVILLE | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1587 | 401 | 0.2% | (904) 953-2000 |
| 40 | 7 HILL GASTROENTEROLOGY P A | OCALA | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 5 | 392 | 0.2% | (352) 401-1919 |
| 41 | DIGESTIVE CARE PL | BRANDON | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 387 | 0.2% | (813) 685-5100 |
| 42 | SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES PA | PINELLAS PARK | FL | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 380 | 0.2% | (727) 545-0109 |
| 43 | THIMMIAH KUMAR MD PA | OCALA | FL | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 379 | 0.2% | (352) 304-8986 |
| 44 | SOUTHEASTERN PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC | BRUNSWICK | FL | PATHOLOGY | 46 | 374 | 0.2% | 91226126691205 |
| 45 | MID-FLORIDA DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES P.A. | ORLANDO | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 48 | 356 | 0.2% | (407) 299-7333 |
| 46 | KETCHUM WOOD AND BURGERT CHARTERED DRS KETCHUM WOOD AND BURGERT | TALLAHASSEE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 10 | 355 | 0.2% | (850) 878-5143 |
| 47 | PRECISION PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | FORT MYERS | FL | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 355 | 0.2% | (239) 343-6770 |
| 48 | DIGESTIVE MEDICINE HISTOLOGY LAB, LLC | HIALEAH | FL | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 333 | 0.1% | (305) 822-4107 |
| 49 | H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR AND RES INST LIFE TIME CANCER SCRN CTR INC | TAMPA | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1103 | 333 | 0.1% | (813) 745-4673 |
| 50 | OHI WEST MEDICAL GROUP II LLC | ZEPHYRHILLS | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 417 | 326 | 0.1% | (813) 751-3375 |
| 51 | FIRSTPATH LLC | FORT LAUDERDALE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 10 | 325 | 0.1% | (954) 355-5569 |
| 52 | HALIFAX PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA | DAYTONA BCH | FL | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 303 | 0.1% | (386) 254-4000 |
| 53 | DIGESTIVE DISEASES ASSOCIATES OF TAMPA BAY LLC | BRANDON | FL | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 5 | 274 | 0.1% | (813) 653-3359 |
| 54 | RAMAKRISHNA P KANURI M.D.P.A. | BROOKSVILLE | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 4 | 255 | 0.1% | (352) 597-1206 |
| 55 | ONSPOT-FL | FORT MYERS | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 49 | 251 | 0.1% | (877) 266-7768 |
| 56 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | ST PETERSBURG | FL | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 247 | 0.1% | (727) 328-7800 |
| 57 | DRS ROBERTS AND BRYAN PA | ROCKLEDGE | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 245 | 0.1% | — |
| 58 | NEXTGEN PATHOLOGY | MELBOURNE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 233 | 0.1% | 3217521200102128 |
| 59 | PATHOLOGY LABORATORY ASSOCIATES, INC. | TULSA | FL | PATHOLOGY | 25 | 227 | 0.1% | (918) 388-5720 |
| 60 | PATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF NEW ENGLAND,PA | MANCHESTER | FL | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 221 | 0.1% | (603) 663-2583 |
| 61 | NAPLES PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | NAPLES | FL | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 214 | 0.1% | (239) 624-3570 |
| 62 | EAST COAST PATHOLOGY OF FLORIDA, PA | DAYTONA BEACH | FL | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 213 | 0.1% | (386) 231-3523 |
| 63 | ASSOCIATES IN DERMATOLOGY, INC | KISSIMMEE | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 21 | 211 | 0.1% | (407) 846-7546 |
| 64 | GASTRO-INTESTINAL CONSULTANTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, LLC | TAVARES | FL | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 2 | 191 | 0.1% | (352) 383-7703 |
| 65 | CLEARWATER PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | CLEARWATER | FL | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 184 | 0.1% | (727) 462-7000 |
| 66 | PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF SOUTH BROWARD, LLP | HOLLYWOOD | FL | PATHOLOGY | 30 | 182 | 0.1% | (954) 265-2333 |
| 67 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF BAY COUNTY PA | PANAMA CITY | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 11 | 175 | 0.1% | (850) 769-1668 |
| 68 | ST VINCENTS PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | JACKSONVILLE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 161 | 0.1% | (904) 308-7300 |
| 69 | CENTER FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY PA | BROOKSVILLE | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 7 | 158 | 0.1% | (352) 796-3334 |
| 70 | APEX DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY CENTER, LLC | PAINESVILLE | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 51 | 146 | 0.1% | (440) 352-7546 |
| 71 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE GROUP PA | GREENWOOD | FL | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 14 | 145 | 0.1% | 86422736362222 |
| 72 | PATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS P A | ORLANDO | FL | PATHOLOGY | 15 | 144 | 0.1% | (407) 422-1377 |
| 73 | LAKELAND PATHOLOGISTS, PA | LAKELAND | FL | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 141 | 0.1% | (863) 683-7171 |
| 74 | INDIAN RIVER HEALTH SERVICES INC | VERO BEACH | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 324 | 126 | 0.1% | (772) 567-6340 |
| 75 | VITALMD GROUP HOLDING LLC | MIAMI | FL | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 531 | 126 | 0.1% | (305) 273-4641 |
| 76 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE SPECIALIST OF MANATEE PL | BRADENTON | FL | COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY) | 3 | 122 | 0.1% | (941) 761-1800 |
| 77 | BELLA DERMA, LLC | BASALT | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 18 | 120 | 0.1% | (970) 927-2800 |
| 78 | MCV ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS | RICHMOND | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1791 | 116 | 0.1% | (804) 828-9000 |
| 79 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE PHYSICIANS, INC. | JACKSONVILLE | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 884 | 113 | 0.0% | (904) 244-1680 |
| 80 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | WESLEY CHAPEL | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 111 | 0.0% | (813) 994-4800 |
| 81 | CAROLINAS PATHOLOGY GROUP PA | CHARLOTTE | FL | PATHOLOGY | 50 | 110 | 0.0% | (704) 304-5988 |
| 82 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY PA | SEBRING | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 11 | 108 | 0.0% | (863) 386-0786 |
| 83 | SKIN DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC SERVICES PA | ORANGE CITY | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 107 | 0.0% | (386) 256-1969 |
| 84 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 106 | 0.0% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 85 | PALM HARBOR DERMATOLOGY PA | TAMPA | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 32 | 104 | 0.0% | (813) 609-3810 |
| 86 | DAZZLING DERMATOLOGY, PLLC | BOCA RATON | FL | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 102 | 0.0% | (561) 923-0905 |
| 87 | ENDOSCOPY CENTER OF OCALA INC | OCALA | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 19 | 98 | 0.0% | (352) 732-8905 |
| 88 | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY LLC | WINTER GARDEN | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 96 | 0.0% | (407) 395-3770 |
| 89 | HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC | FT LAUDERDALE | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 303 | 95 | 0.0% | (954) 772-2136 |
| 90 | PROPATH ASSOCIATES PLLC | DALLAS | FL | PATHOLOGY | 42 | 92 | 0.0% | (214) 638-2000 |
| 91 | CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA | WESTON | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 720 | 89 | 0.0% | (954) 659-5000 |
| 92 | GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF PENSACOLA PA | PENSACOLA | FL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 39 | 88 | 0.0% | (850) 436-4563 |
| 93 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH MIAMI | MIAMI | FL | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 86 | 0.0% | (786) 662-8168 |
| 94 | DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY SERV PC | CHATTANOOGA | FL | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 85 | 0.0% | (423) 624-6623 |
| 95 | EMILY F ARSENAULT MD PA | LAKEWOOD RANCH | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 24 | 82 | 0.0% | (941) 907-0222 |
| 96 | FLORIDA WOMAN CARE LLC | ORLANDO | FL | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 604 | 81 | 0.0% | (407) 857-2502 |
| 97 | GABINO S CUEVAS MD PA | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 79 | 0.0% | 561737773384826 |
| 98 | BLUE HEALTH, LLC | WELLINGTON | FL | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 74 | 0.0% | (561) 798-8500 |
| 99 | GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LLC | FORT MYERS | FL | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 59 | 73 | 0.0% | (239) 275-8882 |
| 100 | ADVANCED CARE GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES | TAMPA | FL | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 72 | 0.0% | — |
*Share of Florida's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 88312, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 88312 in Florida — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →