Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician
NUCC 207ZB0001X · Pathology
575 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 47 states · 329th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician ranks 329th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 575
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 329th
- of 690 specialties
- 518
- state-share HHI
- 5.7%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (6.9× the national rate; Massachusetts 2.5×); 2.5% of the Pathology category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician (NUCC 207ZB0001X; 5.7% Part D prescribers (33 of 575); avg 282 Part D claims/prescriber (383rd of 572); Open Payments avg $19K/physician (15th of 551; 139 paid, $2.6M total); state-share HHI 518; next-larger headcount neighbor Aerospace Medicine Physician (+2); next-smaller Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (-1)).
Next larger: Aerospace Medicine Physician (577) Next smaller: Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (574)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- District of Columbia 6.9× · 1.2/100k
- Massachusetts 2.5× · 0.4/100k
- Missouri 2× · 0.3/100k
- Minnesota 1.9× · 0.3/100k
- New York 1.8× · 0.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Tennessee 0.41× · 0.1/100k
- Georgia 0.48× · 0.1/100k
- Indiana 0.51× · 0.1/100k
- Washington 0.60× · 0.1/100k
- New Jersey 0.63× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 67 |
| 2 | New York | 59 |
| 3 | Texas | 45 |
| 4 | Florida | 36 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 30 |
| 6 | Ohio | 26 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 26 |
| 8 | Missouri | 21 |
| 9 | Michigan | 20 |
| 10 | Virginia | 20 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 19 |
| 12 | Maryland | 17 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 17 |
| 14 | Illinois | 15 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 14 |
Top Cities for Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HoustonTexas | 17 |
| 2 | Saint LouisMissouri | 13 |
| 3 | BostonMassachusetts | 12 |
| 4 | New YorkNew York | 12 |
| 5 | DallasTexas | 10 |
| 6 | OrlandoFlorida | 9 |
| 7 | WorcesterMassachusetts | 9 |
| 8 | BethesdaMaryland | 9 |
| 9 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 9 |
| 10 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 9 |
| 11 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 8 |
| 12 | San DiegoCalifornia | 8 |
Sample Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mehraboon Irani, MDEvanston, IL |
| 2 | Cynthia Corrigan, M.D.Louisville, KY |
| 3 | David Yawn, M.D.Conroe, TX |
| 4 | Joanne Becker, MDHouston, TX |
| 5 | Yong Zhao, MDWorcester, MA |
| 6 | Maday Dargan, M.D.Houston, TX |
| 7 | John Fisk, M.D.Cooperstown, NY |
| 8 | Carol Whitsett, MDEast Meadow, NY |
| 9 | Sumner Sandler, MDWashington, DC |
| 10 | Myong Nam, MDFalls Church, VA |
| 11 | Shaila Nayak, MDJersey City, NJ |
| 12 | L Hanrahan, MDGreenville, NC |
| 13 | Thomas Carson, M.D.New Orleans, LA |
| 14 | Mary Meihofer, MDHarrisburg, PA |
| 15 | Mark Bunker, MDPittsburgh, PA |
| 16 | Charles Knudson, MDIowa City, IA |
| 17 | Thomas Raife, MDMadison, WI |
| 18 | Annette Schlueter, MDIowa City, IA |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Pathology category.
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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