Epilepsy Physician providers in the U.S.
593 NPPES records list epilepsy physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 476 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2084E0001X means
2084E0001X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 593 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Epilepsy is a subspecialty of neurology focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy, including new-onset, medically refractory epilepsy, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and epilepsy in special populations (the elderly, women, patients with co-morbidities). Epilepsy is a multidisciplinary field that provides comprehensive care of the patient.<br/>
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 2084E0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 31
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084E0001X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 42 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 20 | 0.3 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| California | 54 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 29 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0.9 |
| Florida | 30 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 13 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 27 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 14 | 0.4 |
| Kansas | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 6 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 0.5 |
| Michigan | 40 | 0.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 19 | 0.3 |
| Missouri | 31 | 0.5 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 0.2 |
| New York | 29 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 37 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 23 | 0.3 |
| Texas | 52 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 5 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 20 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2084E0001X · Psychiatry & Neurology
- Size rank318th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family9th of 23 Psychiatry & Neurology codes, 0.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers476 (80.3% of records)
- Part D claims934 a year per prescriber, on average (85th of 496)
- Industry payments345 physicians paid $2.2M in 2024, $6K each on average
- Concentration8 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 epilepsy physician records
- Zoran PavicevicMontgomery, AL1730063264
- Richard Ramsay, MDMobile, AL1790740694
- Manan NathLittle Rock, AR1245761196
- Poornachand Veerapaneni, M.D.Little Rock, AR1619408259
- Linda Sherine AlfredLittle Rock, AR1760059216
- Ganesh Murthy, MDPhoenix, AZ1851702187
- Susan Herman, MDPhoenix, AZ1255365920
- Michael Stein, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1003836081
- Laura Lehnhoff, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1376738666
- Deana Gazzola, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1427227818
- Vladimir Shvarts, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1740450295
- Courtney Schusse, MDPhoenix, AZ1659535276
- David Harris, MDPhoenix, AZ1275822637
- Kevin ChoiPhoenix, AZ1295266203
- Ritika Suri, MDPhoenix, AZ1588196000
- Kevin Chapman, MDPhoenix, AZ1356322432
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Epilepsy Physician's mid-pack national roster?
593 CMS-registered Epilepsy Physician providers sit across 43 states; California leads with 54. Leading metros: Boston, MA; Houston, TX; Saint Louis, MO; Ann Arbor, MI. Rank 318th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Epilepsy Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 345 Epilepsy Physician physicians receiving $2.2M across 7,299 payments (average $6K; 71st of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Epilepsy Physician NPIs, 476 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 934 claims and $433K drug cost per prescriber; 85th 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.