Chemical Pathology Physician

NUCC 207ZP0104X · Pathology

40 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 20 states · 596th of 690 specialties by headcount.

40
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
20
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
7 providers
$3K
Open Pay avg
138th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Chemical Pathology Physician ranks 596th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.

40
NPPES providers in specialty
596th
of 690 specialties
800
state-share HHI
2.5%
Part D prescriber share

California is densest per capita (1.5× the national rate); 0.2% of the Pathology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Chemical Pathology Physician (NUCC 207ZP0104X; 2.5% Part D prescribers (1 of 40); avg 20 Part D claims/prescriber (559th of 572); Open Payments avg $3K/physician (138th of 551; 5 paid, $17K total); state-share HHI 800; next-larger headcount neighbor Thermography Chiropractor (+1); next-smaller Oral Medicine Dentistry (-1)).

Next larger: Thermography Chiropractor (41) Next smaller: Oral Medicine Dentistry (39)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California7
2Michigan4
3New York4
4Massachusetts3
5Ohio3
6Pennsylvania3
7Maryland2
8North Carolina2

Sample Chemical Pathology Physician NPIs

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

#Provider
1Frederick Smith, M.D.Chicago, IL
2Susan Fuhrman, MDColumbus, OH
3Yvonne Posey, MDRoyal Oak, MI
4David Alter, MDGrand Rapids, MI
5Kirk Wojno, MDRoyal Oak, MI
6Robin HelmuthIndianapolis, IN
7Peter Howanitz, MDBrooklyn, NY
8Charles Schirmer, M.D.Pinehurst, NC
9Dan Iancu, MDBuffalo, NY
10Gary Horowitz, M.D.Boston, MA
11Leona Ayers, MDColumbus, OH
12Kurt Lundquist, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Chemical Pathology Physician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 40 NPIs list Chemical Pathology Physician as primary taxonomy across 20 states (peak California, 7). That is 596th 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 Chemical Pathology Physician NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 5 paid Chemical Pathology Physician physicians totaling $17K (31 payments; average $3K, 138th 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 Chemical Pathology Physician NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 20 claims and $542 drug cost per prescriber; 559th 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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