Aerospace Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
518 NPPES records list aerospace medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; Alaska and District of Columbia have the most per resident. 44 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2083A0100X means
2083A0100X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 518 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.
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 2083A0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Pensacola has the most, 22
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2083A0100X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 29 | 0.6 |
| Alaska | 12 | 1.6 |
| Arizona | 10 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 43 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 25 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 10 | 1.5 |
| Florida | 56 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 20 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 0.6 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 9 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 14 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 4 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 14 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 0.5 |
| New York | 1 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | 34 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 69 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 3 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 33 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 21 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2083A0100X · Preventive Medicine
- Size rank329th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family4th of 10 Preventive Medicine codes, 7.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers44 (8.5% of records)
- Part D claims493 a year per prescriber, on average (174th of 496)
- Industry payments30 physicians paid $9K in 2024, $316 each on average
- Concentration6 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 aerospace medicine physician records
- William Besser, DO MPH MEDJber Richardson, AK1760595540
- Jay Clemens, DOElmendorf Afb, AK1295713840
- Kurt McCartney, M.D.Elmendorf Afb, AK1558455626
- Peter Bauer, MDJber, AK1588711667
- Rebecca Burns, M.D.Jber, AK1639306947
- David Jung, MDJber, AK1992185144
- Kenneth Glifort, M.D., M.P.H.Anchorage, AK1235164807
- Ashley Franz, M.D.Eielson Afb, AK1902192743
- Parker Spriggs, DOEielson Afb, AK1356961767
- Dennis HuffEielson Afb, AK1811642549
- Melanie Cusi, MDEielson Afb, AK1417697160
- Ann Charlot, MDFort Wainwright, AK1881253870
- Lawrence Shory, MDBirmingham, AL1386617280
- Michael Ainscough, M.D.Prattville, AL1124011960
- David Simmons, MDMaxwell Afb, AL1346418167
- John Campbell, D.O.Enterprise, AL1669453767
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Aerospace Medicine Physician's mid-pack national roster?
518 CMS-registered Aerospace Medicine Physician providers sit across 48 states; Texas leads with 69. Leading metros: Pensacola, FL; Fort Rucker, AL; Houston, TX; Wright Patterson Afb, OH. Rank 329th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Aerospace Medicine Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 30 Aerospace Medicine Physician physicians receiving $9K across 135 payments (average $316; 327th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Aerospace Medicine Physician NPIs, 44 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 493 claims and $45K drug cost per prescriber; 174th 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.
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