Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NUCC 207RC0000X · Internal Medicine
25,298 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 53rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Cardiovascular Disease Physician ranks 53rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.35% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 25,298
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 53rd
- of 690 specialties
- 435
- state-share HHI
- 77.3%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (2.4× the national rate; Massachusetts 1.7×); 8.4% of the Internal Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Cardiovascular Disease Physician (NUCC 207RC0000X; 77.3% Part D prescribers (19,556 of 25,298); avg 3,149 Part D claims/prescriber (24th of 572); Open Payments avg $5K/physician (94th of 551; 16,209 paid, $79.8M total); state-share HHI 435; next-larger headcount neighbor Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (+47); next-smaller Ophthalmology Physician (-2,910)).
Next larger: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (25,345) Next smaller: Ophthalmology Physician (22,388)
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 2.4× · 18/100k
- Massachusetts 1.7× · 13/100k
- Connecticut 1.6× · 12.3/100k
- New York 1.6× · 11.9/100k
- New Jersey 1.4× · 10.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Idaho 0.52× · 3.9/100k
- Alaska 0.55× · 4.1/100k
- Wyoming 0.57× · 4.3/100k
- South Dakota 0.58× · 4.4/100k
- Utah 0.58× · 4.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 2,333 |
| 2 | California | 2,322 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,912 |
| 4 | Texas | 1,578 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 1,381 |
| 6 | Ohio | 1,012 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 1,006 |
| 8 | Illinois | 992 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 910 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 716 |
| 11 | Michigan | 710 |
| 12 | Georgia | 691 |
| 13 | Virginia | 648 |
| 14 | Maryland | 594 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 562 |
Top Cities for Cardiovascular Disease Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 609 |
| 2 | BostonMassachusetts | 372 |
| 3 | ChicagoIllinois | 309 |
| 4 | HoustonTexas | 297 |
| 5 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 276 |
| 6 | RochesterMinnesota | 231 |
| 7 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 222 |
| 8 | ClevelandOhio | 214 |
| 9 | BaltimoreMaryland | 210 |
| 10 | Saint LouisMissouri | 190 |
| 11 | AtlantaGeorgia | 173 |
| 12 | BrooklynNew York | 170 |
Sample Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | William Pilcher, MDJacksonville, FL |
| 2 | Ravi Adusumilli, MDToledo, OH |
| 3 | Steven Goldberg, M.D.Great Neck, NY |
| 4 | Philip O'Donnell, MDWinchester, VA |
| 5 | Leslie Cooperman, M.D.Great Neck, NY |
| 6 | Brian Eller, MDSaint Joseph, MI |
| 7 | Michelle Bachtel, M.D.Key West, FL |
| 8 | Navid Kazemi, M.D.Las Vegas, NV |
| 9 | Richard Pollak, MDAventura, FL |
| 10 | Charles Hardebeck, M.D.Columbus, OH |
| 11 | Rajesh Dhairyawan, M.D.Miami, FL |
| 12 | Carlos Leon, MDOrange Park, FL |
| 13 | Joseph Christiana, MDKingston, NY |
| 14 | Muhammad Asad, MDHermitage, TN |
| 15 | Debbie Rinde-Hoffman, M.D.Tampa, FL |
| 16 | James Allee, MDTallahassee, FL |
| 17 | Cass Cullis, MDTroy, OH |
| 18 | Martin Cohen, MDHawthorne, NY |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Internal Medicine category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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