Cytopathology Physician

NUCC 207ZC0500X · Pathology

1,404 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 50 states · 235th of 690 specialties by headcount.

1,404
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
50
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
244 providers
$2K
Open Pay avg
183rd of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Cytopathology Physician ranks 235th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Massachusetts leads.

1,404
NPPES providers in specialty
235th
of 690 specialties
632
state-share HHI
2.6%
Part D prescriber share

Massachusetts is densest per capita (1.8× the national rate; Kentucky 1.6×); 6.1% of the Pathology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Cytopathology Physician (NUCC 207ZC0500X; 2.6% Part D prescribers (37 of 1,404); avg 88 Part D claims/prescriber (503rd of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (183rd of 551; 245 paid, $569K total); state-share HHI 632; next-larger headcount neighbor Gynecologic Oncology Physician (+3); next-smaller Psychoanalyst (-3)).

Next larger: Gynecologic Oncology Physician (1,407) Next smaller: Psychoanalyst (1,401)

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

Under-indexed vs national rate

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California244
2Texas134
3New York116
4Florida87
5Pennsylvania70
6Massachusetts52
7Michigan51
8Ohio46
9Illinois39
10North Carolina34
11Georgia32
12Kentucky31
13Minnesota31
14Tennessee30
15Washington29

Top Cities for Cytopathology Physician

#CityProviders
1HoustonTexas46
2New YorkNew York29
3RochesterMinnesota22
4BostonMassachusetts20
5Los AngelesCalifornia19
6LexingtonKentucky18
7IndianapolisIndiana17
8DallasTexas16
9SeattleWashington16
10StanfordCalifornia15
11TampaFlorida15
12AtlantaGeorgia15

Sample Cytopathology Physician NPIs

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

#Provider
1Venk Mani, MDDickson, TN
2Mark Tulecke, M.D.Exeter, NH
3Heather Crowley, M.D.Manchester, NH
4Barry Berger, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA
5Catherine Sewell, M.D.Louisville, KY
6Richard Wittchow, MDLa Crosse, WI
7Pulin Kothari, M.D.Houston, TX
8Joyce Maldonado, M.D.Houston, TX
9Mary Ostrowski, M.D.Conroe, TX
10Marigold Ardron, MDModesto, CA
11Shijun Cui, MDModesto, CA
12Phillip Deos, MDModesto, CA
13John Baker, MDModesto, CA
14Albert Chen, M.D.Kingwood, TX
15Thomas Wheeler, M.D.Conroe, TX
16John Rowland, MDDallas, TX
17Robert Purvis, M.D.Modesto, CA
18Harvey Chang, M.D.Modesto, CA

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Pathology category.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Cytopathology Physician's mid-pack national roster?
1,404 CMS-registered Cytopathology Physician providers sit across 50 states; California leads with 244. Leading metros: Houston, TX; New York, NY; Rochester, MN; Boston, MA. Rank 235th of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Cytopathology Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 245 Cytopathology Physician physicians receiving $569K across 674 payments (average $2K; 183rd of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Cytopathology Physician NPIs, 37 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 88 claims and $8K drug cost per prescriber; 503rd 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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.