Rita M Lawhon, APRN

Primary specialty

Adult Health Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LA2200X

License

ARPN9165479 Issued in FL

Practice address

1350 Hickory St
Melbourne, FL 32901-3224

Phone

(321) 434-1771

Fax

(321) 434-1775

NPI assigned

May 9, 2016

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Other names 1

• Rita Manderscheid Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Health First Medical Group, LLCGroup PAC ID 7416100672, 701 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Holmes Regional Medical Center Hospital, Melbourne, FL, CCN 100019
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice Hospital, North Venice, FL, CCN 100359

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rmanderscheid28039@epicdirect.hf.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1750626495
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Rockledge, FL
  • NPI 1073268934
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • Air Ambulance
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1235312281

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1295702728
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sarasota County Public Hospital District

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • North Venice, FL
  • NPI 1013534445
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "3300 S FISKE BLVD",
            "city": "ROCKLEDGE",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "329554306",
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        },
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            "address_1": "1350 HICKORY ST",
            "city": "MELBOURNE",
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2016-05-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-22",
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        }
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    "endpoints": [],
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    ]
}

• Lauren Romeo MD PA
• Kayleen Laurendi
• Laurie Donaldson, PHD, LLC
• Jacqueline Lavooy
• Tadesha Lawes
• Kathleen Lawler, LMFT
• Kenesia R. Lawrence
• Natalie Lorraine Lawson-Johnson, L.M.T., H.M.L.T.
• Anthony James Lawson, M.D.
• Kiya Denise Layman-Williams

• Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Melbourne, FL
• Providers in Melbourne, FL by specialty
• Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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