Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in the U.S.
283 NPPES records list adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Maine and District of Columbia have the most per resident. 177 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207RA0000X means
207RA0000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Internal Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 283 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An internist who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and social characteristics of adolescents, their healthcare problems and needs.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RA0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Los Angeles has the most, 5
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RA0000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 45 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 30 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0.3 |
| Florida | 13 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 13 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 4 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 8 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 18 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 28 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 12 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 12 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 3 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207RA0000X · Internal Medicine
- Size rank401st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family23rd of 31 Internal Medicine codes, 0.1% of the family
- Part D prescribers177 (62.5% of records)
- Part D claims3,639 a year per prescriber, on average (11th of 496)
- Industry payments96 physicians paid $50K in 2024, $516 each on average
- Concentration8 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records
- Tumkur Shivashankara, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1619955879
- Bipin Kumar, M.D.Wetumpka, AL1710939376
- Fiona Masters, M.D.Dothan, AL1194885681
- Akef Abu-Rmaileh, MDNorth Little Rock, AR1578653879
- Kelly Curran, M.D.Little Rock, AR1114199130
- Joel Fankhauser, MDRogers, AR1518181767
- Gary Berner, M.D.Springdale, AR1659639664
- Quang Dao, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1720200470
- Keith Shelman, MDTucson, AZ1609972678
- Kiyan Rad, D.OTucson, AZ1649690769
- Rafayel Gevorkian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1982791562
- Manel Silva, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA1790946580
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician's mid-pack national roster?
283 CMS-registered Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers sit across 46 states; California leads with 30. Rank 401st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 96 Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician physicians receiving $50K across 2,166 payments (average $516; 286th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPIs, 177 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 3,639 claims and $364K drug cost per prescriber; 11th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.