Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist

NUCC 246X00000X · Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular

95 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 27 states · 538th of 690 specialties by headcount.

95
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
27
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
17 providers
$2K
Open Pay avg
209th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist ranks 538th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Minnesota leads.

95
NPPES providers in specialty
538th
of 690 specialties
839
state-share HHI
1.1%
Part D prescriber share

Minnesota is densest per capita (3.7× the national rate; New Jersey 1.9×); 14.8% of the Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist (NUCC 246X00000X; 1.1% Part D prescribers (1 of 95); avg 1,359 Part D claims/prescriber (88th of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (209th of 551; 1 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 839; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) Physician (+2); next-smaller Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapist (-1)).

Next larger: Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) Physician (97) Next smaller: Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapist (94)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California17
2Texas16
3Florida6
4Minnesota6
5New Jersey5
6Arizona4
7Ohio4
8Arkansas3

Sample Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#Provider
1George Kelen, M.D., F.A.C.C.Ludington, MI
2Reynaldo Pereira, SURGICAL ASSISTANTShoreview, MN
3Mary Ellingson, RNSt Louis Park, MN
4Jennifer PurtlebaughIndianapolis, IN
5Linda Reddoch, CARDIO/RESP TECHPensacola, FL
6Thomas KempHot Springs, AR
7Ben Schneider, CCPAltoona, PA
8Laura GillenSaint Paul, MN
9Kirtish PatelRockaway, NJ
10Anderson Ward, CCPModesto, CA
11Ruben Mireles, RN,CCPSan Antonio, TX
12Bruce Newton, CCP, LCPLakeland, TN

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 95 NPIs list Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist as primary taxonomy across 27 states (peak California, 17). That is 538th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 paid Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist physicians totaling $2K (2 payments; average $2K, 209th of 551 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,359 claims and $228K drug cost per prescriber; 88th of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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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