Anatomic Pathology Physician providers in the U.S.
2,844 NPPES records list anatomic pathology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.8 per 100,000 residents; Massachusetts and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 62 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207ZP0101X means
207ZP0101X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 2,844 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
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 207ZP0101X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 186
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZP0101X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 52 | 1.0 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 26 | 0.3 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 0.5 |
| California | 386 | 1.0 |
| Colorado | 23 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 62 | 1.7 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | 18 | 2.7 |
| Florida | 125 | 0.6 |
| Georgia | 67 | 0.6 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 86 | 0.7 |
| Indiana | 20 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 29 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | 12 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | 29 | 0.6 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 89 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | 277 | 4.0 |
| Michigan | 106 | 1.1 |
| Minnesota | 55 | 1.0 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 0.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 52 | 0.8 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 7 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 1.7 |
| New Jersey | 44 | 0.5 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 0.6 |
| New York | 373 | 1.9 |
| North Carolina | 56 | 0.5 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 1.0 |
| Ohio | 95 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 31 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 144 | 1.1 |
| Rhode Island | 30 | 2.7 |
| South Carolina | 20 | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | 65 | 0.9 |
| Texas | 157 | 0.5 |
| Utah | 16 | 0.5 |
| Vermont | 7 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 44 | 0.5 |
| Washington | 64 | 0.8 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 0.2 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207ZP0101X · Pathology
- Size rank172nd of 688 specialties by records (0.04% of all)
- In its family2nd of 16 Pathology codes, 11.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers62 (2.2% of records)
- Part D claims105 a year per prescriber, on average (343rd of 496)
- Industry payments382 physicians paid $1.2M in 2024, $3K 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 anatomic pathology physician records
- Genevieve NolanAnchorage, AK1881808640
- Talat Nazir, MD, DOSoldotna, AK1932220340
- Norman Thompson, MDJuneau, AK1821002643
- Allyson Baker, MDBirmingham, AL1144279654
- Charles Alexander, MDBirmingham, AL1669426789
- Walter Bell, MDBirmingham, AL1285689356
- David Crowe, MDBirmingham, AL1164465860
- Isam EltoumBirmingham, AL1023052743
- Ona Faye-Peterson, MDBirmingham, AL1871537530
- Andra Frost, MDBirmingham, AL1134163363
- William Grizzle, MDBirmingham, AL1568407740
- Kang-Jey Ho, MDBirmingham, AL1801822663
- Dennis Kucik, MDBirmingham, AL1861429573
- Gregory Davis, MDBirmingham, AL1407884430
- Shu Huang, MDBirmingham, AL1336178698
- Silvio LitovskyBirmingham, AL1710916010
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Anatomic Pathology Physician headcount concentrate?
2,844 Anatomic Pathology Physician NPIs span 52 states; California alone holds 386. Top metros include Boston, MA; New York, NY; Ann Arbor, MI; Houston, TX. Nationally this is 172nd of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Anatomic Pathology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 382 Anatomic Pathology Physician physicians totaling $1.2M (1,222 payments; average $3K, 130th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Anatomic Pathology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Anatomic Pathology Physician NPIs, 62 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 105 claims and $12K drug cost per prescriber; 343rd 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.