Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
423 NPPES records list blood banking & transfusion medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Vermont have the most per resident. 12 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207ZB0001X means
207ZB0001X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pathology, Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 423 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A physician who specializes in blood banking/transfusion medicine is responsible for the maintenance of an adequate blood supply, blood donor and patient-recipient safety and appropriate blood utilization. Pre-transfusion compatibility testing and antibody testing assure that blood transfusions, when indicated, are as safe as possible. This physician directs the preparation and safe use of specially prepared blood components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma constituents, and marrow or stem cells for transplantation.
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 207ZB0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 12
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZB0001X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 41 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 11 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 54 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 1.0 |
| Florida | 20 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 15 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 16 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | 26 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 11 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 0.4 |
| Missouri | 14 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0.1 |
| New York | 44 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 22 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 22 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 3 | 0.5 |
| Virginia | 6 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 5 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207ZB0001X · Pathology
- Size rank358th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family9th of 16 Pathology codes, 1.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers12 (2.8% of records)
- Part D claims52 a year per prescriber, on average (410th of 496)
- Industry payments104 physicians paid $1.7M in 2024, $16K 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 blood banking & transfusion medicine physician records
- Gary Carnahan, MDMobile, AL1437109691
- Mohammad Barouqa, MDMobile, AL1871016709
- Michele Fox, MDLittle Rock, AR1619067105
- Mayumi Nakagawa, MDLittle Rock, AR1508956095
- John Theus, MDLittle Rock, AR1821179581
- Soumya Pandey, M.D.Little Rock, AR1285853986
- Thomas Rogers, MDPhoenix, AZ1780607796
- Francisco Nizzi, D.O.Phoenix, AZ1366507519
- Ajay Perumbeti, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1760699912
- Bryce Pasko, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1518353721
- Samantha Phou, MDPhoenix, AZ1497275010
- Thomas Wiltbank, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1356448153
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician's mid-pack national roster?
423 CMS-registered Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician providers sit across 41 states; California leads with 54. Rank 358th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 104 Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician physicians receiving $1.7M across 772 payments (average $16K; 22nd of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician NPIs, 12 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 52 claims and $53K drug cost per prescriber; 410th 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.