There are 18 physician-owned rheumatology practices in Rhode Island, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Most PGY-Final-Year physicians sign their first rheumatology contract in Rhode Island without knowing what else is out there. This directory shows the 20 groups they were never told about.
Years one through fifteen had structure. A curriculum. A rotation block. An attending who knew what came next and told you. You trusted the structure because the structure had never failed.
Once you can name three independent rheumatology groups in your target city, every clause in your hospital contract becomes negotiable in a way it was not five minutes ago. The same non-compete, the same productivity formula, the same partnership track suddenly have something to be measured against. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Barrington, RI
Patients seeking rheumatology care in Barrington, Rhode Island can visit Dr. Iulia Circiumaru Grillo, an independent practice. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers internal medicine and autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
260 Maple Ave R, Barrington, RI 02806
Cranston, RI
Deepan Dalal sees patients at a private rheumatology office in Cranston, Rhode Island, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
725 Reservoir Ave STE 204, Cranston, RI 02910
Cranston, RI
Lisa K. Harrington sees patients at a private rheumatology office in Cranston, Rhode Island, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
725 Reservoir Ave STE 101, Cranston, RI 02910
Cranston, RI
Outpatient rheumatology practice of Deepan S. Dalal, MD, MPH
725 Reservoir Ave STE 204, Cranston, RI 02910
Lincoln, RI
David Kadmon sees patients at a private rheumatology office in Lincoln, Rhode Island, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include autoimmune and joint disease care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
132 Old River Rd STE B2, Lincoln, RI 02865
Middletown, RI
Brenda J. Burke maintains a private rheumatology practice in Middletown, Rhode Island, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1 Corporate Pl, Middletown, RI 02842
Pawtucket, RI
Ahmet Kapici sees patients at a private rheumatology office in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include autoimmune and joint disease care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
407 East Ave Suite 200, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
Aruna Tokas maintains a private rheumatology practice in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
Erin Little, MD operates a physician-owned rheumatology practice in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include autoimmune and joint disease care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
This practitioner is affiliated with Brown University Health (Formerly Lifespan Health System). Brown University Health includes three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s First psychiatric hospital for children. It also includes Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA and Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA, all community hospitals offering
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
This practitioner is affiliated with Brown University Health (Formerly Lifespan Health System). Brown University Health includes three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s First psychiatric hospital for children. It also includes Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA and Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA, all community hospitals offering
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
This practitioner is affiliated with Brown University Health (Formerly Lifespan Health System). Brown University Health includes three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s First psychiatric hospital for children. It also includes Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA and Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA, all community hospitals offering
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
This practitioner is affiliated with Brown University Health (Formerly Lifespan Health System). Brown University Health includes three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s First psychiatric hospital for children. It also includes Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA and Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA, all community hospitals offering
407 East Ave Suite 200, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
Offering rheumatology services in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Steven C. Schaub, MD operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
407 East Ave Suite 250, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI
Vinit Gilvaz, MD, is a rheumatologist affiliated with Lifespan Rheumatology. His areas of interest encompass inflammatory arthritis, autoimmune skin diseases, and adult-onset autoinflammatory syndromes. This practitioner is affiliated with Lifespan health system. Lifespan includes three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: RI Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s First psychiatric hospital for c
407 East Ave Suite 200, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Providence, RI
Dr. Lisa Harrington is a fellowship trained rheumatologist. She cares for adult rheumatic diseases with special interest in the treatment of lupus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis. She combines her training in lifestyle medicine and rheumatology to focusing on the exercise, sleep, and nutritional aspects of treatment and prevention.
285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908
Warwick, RI
Dr. Brenda Burke with Ortho Rhode Island is a board-certified rheumatologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal, systemic autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, lupus, crystal induced arthropathies, and osteoarthritis. After completing her medical degree at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, she began practicing general rheumatology, treating a broad base of rheumatologic disease
300 Crossings Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886
Warwick, RI
Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, Edward V Reardon, DO delivers rheumatology care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
33 College Hill Rd Building 5A, Warwick, RI 02886
Then graduation approaches and the algorithm stops. A recruiter calls. The contract has a productivity formula you cannot solve for, a non-compete you cannot evaluate, and a tail-coverage clause nobody explained.
You can read the contract once you know what else is out there. This directory is what else is out there. 20 rheumatology groups in Rhode Island, physician-owned, cross-referenced against the NPPES NPI Registry. Start here.
You're looking at 18 physician-owned rheumatology practices in Rhode Island. I sourced all of them from the NPPES NPI Registry and filtered out everything that doesn't meet the standard of independent physician ownership. Hospital systems, academic centers, staffing agencies, and corporate-acquired practices are not on this list. Each entry includes the practice address, phone, website, and NPI number. The coverage spans 7 cities statewide.
What makes this useful is specificity. Instead of scrolling through a job board where hospital positions, locum postings, and real private practice opportunities all look the same, you get a focused list of physician-owned rheumatology practices in Rhode Island. Every one has been verified through the federal NPI registry. Contact information and websites are included so you can start your research without a recruiter standing between you and the practice.
Rhode Island's physician-owned rheumatology directory lists 18 practice locations across 6 cities. The largest groups are Lisa K. Harrington, MD (2 locations) and Brenda J. Burke, DO (2 locations).
None of the rheumatology practices listed in Rhode Island carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices are located in Barrington, Cranston, Lincoln, Middletown, Pawtucket, and Warwick.
Browsing 53,000+ practices is not the work. Translating that into a contract you understand and a lawyer who will read it with you is the work. Here is how.
You are already here. 18 physician-owned rheumatology groups in Rhode Island, vetted against NPPES.
The Real Contract walks you through every clause that matters: non-compete, productivity, tail coverage, partnership track.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 18 physician-owned rheumatology private practices in Rhode Island, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Rhode Island's only physician-owned rheumatology practice in this directory is RI Rheumatology in Cranston (founded 2021).
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
White-bagging is a payer policy requiring the drug to be dispensed by a specialty pharmacy and shipped to the physician's office rather than purchased directly by the practice. This eliminates the buy-and-bill drug margin, the practice bills only for administration, not for the drug itself. Brown-bagging requires the patient to pick up the drug from the pharmacy and bring it to the office. Both policies significantly reduce infusion revenue in private rheumatology practices. Ask any prospective practice what percentage of their commercial contracts allow traditional buy-and-bill versus requiring white-bagging.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Built by a physician who just walked this path. Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA.
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