NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Delaware

8 NPPES records list colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Delaware, 0.8 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 50. Newark and Dover have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Delaware license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208C00000X · method

Newark has the most, 5

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician records in Delaware

  1. Frederick Denstman, M.D.Newark, DE 197131538197769
  2. Elsa Goldstein, M.D.Rehoboth Beach, DE 199711508868696
  3. Carey Nathan, M.D.Newark, DE 197131609802172
  4. David Palange, D.O.Newark, DE 197131750776951
  5. Assar Rather, M.D.Dover, DE 199041174834097
  6. Shanthi Shakamuri, M.D.Newark, DE 197131174559371
  7. Michele Thomas, M.D.Lewes, DE 199581700822848
  8. Sachin Vaid, MDNewark, DE 197131891950879

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208C00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Delaware ranks 15 of 50 per resident

  1. Arizona0.8
  2. Florida0.8
  3. Massachusetts0.8
  4. Delaware0.8
  5. Illinois0.8
  6. Oregon0.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208C00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

8 NPPES records list colon & rectal surgery physician (208C00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Delaware: 0.8 per 100,000 residents against 0.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Newark has 5 of them (63%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

The largest states

  1. Texas209
  2. New York199
  3. California198
  4. Florida178
  5. Ohio123

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.