Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers in the U.S.
506 NPPES records list forensic psychiatry physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and California have the most per resident. 199 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2084F0202X means
2084F0202X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Psychiatry & Neurology, Forensic Psychiatry, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 506 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Forensic Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric focus on interrelationships with civil, criminal and administrative law, evaluation and specialized treatment of individuals involved with the legal system, incarcerated in jails, prisons, and forensic psychiatry hospitals.
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 2084F0202X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Atascadero has the most, 20
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084F0202X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 47 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 6 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 109 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 11 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 0.3 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 1.0 |
| Florida | 25 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 15 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 9 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 21 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 17 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 13 | 0.2 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 44 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 12 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 12 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 18 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 6 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 13 | 0.2 |
| Washington | 9 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2084F0202X · Psychiatry & Neurology
- Size rank337th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family12th of 23 Psychiatry & Neurology codes, 0.5% of the family
- Part D prescribers199 (39.3% of records)
- Part D claims803 a year per prescriber, on average (109th of 496)
- Industry payments80 physicians paid $67K in 2024, $832 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 forensic psychiatry physician records
- Olga Yahontova, M.D.Atascadero, CA1578565628
- Rosemary Carr-Malone, M.D.Bethesda, MD1093710246
- Eulon Taylor, M.D.Austin, TX1619972411
- Shiraj Vahora, MDBig Spring, TX1407852650
- Robert Brown, M.D., PHDFort Lee, VA1366448334
- Mark Prochaska, M.D.Overland Park, KS1417953290
- John Hochman, MDLos Angeles, CA1063418788
- Gary Proctor, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1952308181
- Stephen Young, M.D.Daytona Beach, FL1154329498
- Jerry Newman, MDCleveland, TN1962401760
- Christine Martone, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1053312488
- Norman Chazin, M.D.Linwood, NJ1710970553
- James Gallagher, MD FAPAWindsor Heights, IA1487648143
- Lisa Sloat, M.D.Jessup, MD1417942541
- Andrew Donohue, D.O.Wilmington, DE1346237559
- Sadashiv Parwatikar, MDSaint Louis, MO1992793145
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Forensic Psychiatry Physician's mid-pack national roster?
506 CMS-registered Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers sit across 48 states; California leads with 109. Leading metros: Atascadero, CA; Sacramento, CA; New York, NY; San Jose, CA. Rank 337th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Forensic Psychiatry Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 80 Forensic Psychiatry Physician physicians receiving $67K across 994 payments (average $832; 249th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Forensic Psychiatry Physician NPIs, 199 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 803 claims and $73K drug cost per prescriber; 109th 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.