Dermatology Physician
NUCC 207N00000X · Dermatology
15,011 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 68th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Dermatology Physician ranks 68th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.2% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 15,011
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 68th
- of 690 specialties
- 496
- state-share HHI
- 78.3%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (2× the national rate; Massachusetts 1.8×); 84.7% of the Dermatology category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Dermatology Physician (NUCC 207N00000X; 78.3% Part D prescribers (11,754 of 15,011); avg 799 Part D claims/prescriber (203rd of 572); Open Payments avg $9K/physician (49th of 551; 9,431 paid, $81.0M total); state-share HHI 496; next-larger headcount neighbor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (+607); next-smaller School Psychologist (-72)).
Next larger: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (15,618) Next smaller: School Psychologist (14,939)
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
- District of Columbia 2× · 9/100k
- Massachusetts 1.8× · 8/100k
- Connecticut 1.5× · 6.7/100k
- New Hampshire 1.4× · 6.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- West Virginia 0.53× · 2.4/100k
- Wyoming 0.54× · 2.4/100k
- Arkansas 0.57× · 2.5/100k
- New Mexico 0.58× · 2.6/100k
- Nevada 0.59× · 2.6/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 2,004 |
| 2 | New York | 1,189 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,166 |
| 4 | Texas | 1,073 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 629 |
| 6 | Illinois | 584 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 557 |
| 8 | Ohio | 491 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 480 |
| 10 | Michigan | 451 |
| 11 | Virginia | 402 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 392 |
| 13 | Washington | 372 |
| 14 | Georgia | 341 |
| 15 | Maryland | 332 |
Top Cities for Dermatology Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 491 |
| 2 | BostonMassachusetts | 217 |
| 3 | ChicagoIllinois | 186 |
| 4 | San DiegoCalifornia | 156 |
| 5 | HoustonTexas | 156 |
| 6 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 148 |
| 7 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 134 |
| 8 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 125 |
| 9 | SeattleWashington | 109 |
| 10 | AustinTexas | 98 |
| 11 | San AntonioTexas | 97 |
| 12 | DallasTexas | 92 |
Sample Dermatology Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Geiss, D.O.Granville, OH |
| 2 | James Barrett, M.D.Lancaster, OH |
| 3 | James Fairfield, MDLitchfield, ME |
| 4 | William Parsley, MDLouisville, KY |
| 5 | Mary Toporcer, M.D.Doylestown, PA |
| 6 | Christopher Moeller, MDWichita, KS |
| 7 | Belin Bodie, MDMobile, AL |
| 8 | Charles Sexton, M.D.Irvine, CA |
| 9 | Edwin Ahrens, MDLouisville, KY |
| 10 | Mark Waldman, MDLouisville, KY |
| 11 | Robert Clemons, M.D.Johnson City, TN |
| 12 | Kenneth Dawes, M.D.Indianapolis, IN |
| 13 | Scott Fretzin, M.D.Indianapolis, IN |
| 14 | Donald Clemons, M.D.Johnson City, TN |
| 15 | Paul Benson, M.D.Johnson City, TN |
| 16 | Ross Hensley, M.D.Lawton, OK |
| 17 | John Kirk, MDSt Petersburg, FL |
| 18 | Dolores Lucas, MDDickson, TN |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Dermatology category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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