Forensic Pathology Physician

NUCC 207ZF0201X · Pathology

575 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 49 states · 329th of 690 specialties by headcount.

575
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
49
States
with ≥1 NPI
Florida
Top state
53 providers
$130
Open Pay avg
499th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Forensic Pathology Physician ranks 329th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in Florida; per resident District of Columbia leads.

575
NPPES providers in specialty
329th
of 690 specialties
419
state-share HHI
2.4%
Part D prescriber share

District of Columbia is densest per capita (5.2× the national rate; New Mexico 3.9×); 2.5% of the Pathology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Forensic Pathology Physician (NUCC 207ZF0201X; 2.4% Part D prescribers (14 of 575); avg 147 Part D claims/prescriber (460th of 572); Open Payments avg $130/physician (499th of 551; 21 paid, $3K total); state-share HHI 419; next-larger headcount neighbor Aerospace Medicine Physician (+2); next-smaller Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (-1)).

Next larger: Aerospace Medicine Physician (577) Next smaller: Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (574)

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
1Florida53
2California49
3New York46
4Texas40
5Tennessee21
6Michigan20
7Georgia19
8Pennsylvania19
9Maryland18
10Massachusetts16
11Washington16
12Kentucky15
13New Mexico14
14Ohio14
15Arizona13

Top Cities for Forensic Pathology Physician

#CityProviders
1Los AngelesCalifornia16
2New YorkNew York16
3AlbuquerqueNew Mexico13
4BostonMassachusetts11
5PhoenixArizona8
6Ann ArborMichigan8
7DecaturGeorgia7
8LouisvilleKentucky7
9BaltimoreMaryland7
10RockvilleMaryland7
11DallasTexas7
12Little RockArkansas6

Sample Forensic Pathology Physician NPIs

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

#Provider
1Frank Miller, M.D.Oberlin, OH
2Shruti Shukla, MDGoshen, IN
3William Clack, M.DSarasota, FL
4D'Michelle Dupre, MDChristiansted, VI
5Mary Gilliland, MDGreenville, NC
6Kim Panosian, M.D.Elmira, NY
7Joel Carney, MDLafayette, LA
8Marcus Nashelsky, MDIowa City, IA
9Susan Klingler, D.O.Philadelphia, PA
10Victor Alvarez, MDYuma, AZ
11Carl Smedberg, M.D.Melbourne, FL
12Kimberley Springer, M.D.Boston, MA
13Donald Jason, MDWinston Salem, NC
14Ellen Riemer, MDCharleston, SC
15Louis Finelli, D.O.Rockville, MD
16Craig Mallak, J. D. M.D.Rockville, MD
17Philip Berran, MDRockville, MD
18Edward Reedy, M.D., PH.D.Montgomery, AL

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Forensic Pathology Physician's mid-pack national roster?
575 CMS-registered Forensic Pathology Physician providers sit across 49 states; Florida leads with 53. Leading metros: Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Albuquerque, NM; Boston, MA. Rank 329th of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Forensic Pathology Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 21 Forensic Pathology Physician physicians receiving $3K across 48 payments (average $130; 499th of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Forensic Pathology Physician NPIs, 14 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 147 claims and $8K drug cost per prescriber; 460th 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.