Clinical Pharmacology Physician providers in the U.S.
197 NPPES records list clinical pharmacology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Idaho and Delaware have the most per resident. 18 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 208U00000X means
208U00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Clinical Pharmacology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 197 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Clinical pharmacology encompasses the spectrum of activities related to the discovery, development, regulation, and utilization of safe and effective drugs.
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 208U00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Phoenix has the most, 3
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208U00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 44 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 10 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 22 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| Florida | 7 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 10 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 4 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 5 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 9 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 3 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 8 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 9 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 3 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 17 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 2 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code208U00000X · Clinical Pharmacology
- Size rank441st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- Part D prescribers18 (9.1% of records)
- Part D claims302 a year per prescriber, on average (227th of 496)
- Industry payments12 physicians paid $95K in 2024, $8K each on average
- Concentration9 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 clinical pharmacology physician records
- Robert Crawley, PHARM.D.Huntsville, AL1487514022
- Walter Minger, PHARM D.Montgomery, AL1417527821
- Dosha CumminsJonesboro, AR1588405815
- Anne FeeneyPhoenix, AZ1245715895
- Ashley PendrickPhoenix, AZ1194208207
- Nancy Braden, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1598967481
- Christina Suguitan, PHARMDSun City, AZ1952801136
- Ronald Shimko, B.S IN PHARMACISTSells, AZ1528579042
- Soochung Oh, PHARMDTucson, AZ1487516704
- Raymond Woosley, MD, PHDOro Valley, AZ1356688741
- Bob Curry, PHARMDPrescott, AZ1588208235
- David Ross, PHARMDFt Defiance, AZ1326672601
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Clinical Pharmacology Physician's mid-pack national roster?
197 CMS-registered Clinical Pharmacology Physician providers sit across 45 states; California leads with 22. Rank 441st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Clinical Pharmacology Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 12 Clinical Pharmacology Physician physicians receiving $95K across 25 payments (average $8K; 51st of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Clinical Pharmacology Physician NPIs, 18 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 302 claims and $118K drug cost per prescriber; 227th 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.