General Practice Physician
NUCC 208D00000X · General Practice
16,838 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 56 states · 64th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
General Practice Physician ranks 64th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.23% of all registered NPIs), densest in Puerto Rico; per resident Puerto Rico leads.
- 16,838
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 64th
- of 690 specialties
- 976
- state-share HHI
- 51.1%
- Part D prescriber share
Puerto Rico is densest per capita (24.9× the national rate; American Samoa 4.6×); 100% of the General Practice category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
General Practice Physician (NUCC 208D00000X; 51.1% Part D prescribers (8,605 of 16,838); avg 2,957 Part D claims/prescriber (29th of 572); Open Payments avg $1K/physician (241st of 551; 4,601 paid, $6.0M total); state-share HHI 976; next-larger headcount neighbor Gastroenterology Physician (+223); next-smaller Surgical Physician Assistant (-458)).
Next larger: Gastroenterology Physician (17,061) Next smaller: Surgical Physician Assistant (16,380)
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
- Puerto Rico 24.9× · 123.8/100k
- American Samoa 4.6× · 22.8/100k
- Hawaii 2.5× · 12.3/100k
- Florida 2× · 9.8/100k
- Alaska 1.6× · 8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- New Hampshire 0.23× · 1.1/100k
- Iowa 0.25× · 1.2/100k
- Rhode Island 0.35× · 1.7/100k
- Utah 0.38× · 1.9/100k
- Idaho 0.40× · 2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3,970 |
| 2 | Florida | 2,227 |
| 3 | California | 1,869 |
| 4 | Texas | 1,133 |
| 5 | New York | 686 |
| 6 | Washington | 429 |
| 7 | Virginia | 392 |
| 8 | Maryland | 378 |
| 9 | Michigan | 372 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 347 |
| 11 | Colorado | 341 |
| 12 | Illinois | 316 |
| 13 | Georgia | 315 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 294 |
| 15 | Ohio | 284 |
Top Cities for General Practice Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San JuanPuerto Rico | 577 |
| 2 | MiamiFlorida | 283 |
| 3 | BayamonPuerto Rico | 254 |
| 4 | PoncePuerto Rico | 234 |
| 5 | San DiegoCalifornia | 208 |
| 6 | BethesdaMaryland | 186 |
| 7 | CaguasPuerto Rico | 183 |
| 8 | TacomaWashington | 177 |
| 9 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 173 |
| 10 | OrlandoFlorida | 156 |
| 11 | MayaguezPuerto Rico | 156 |
| 12 | CarolinaPuerto Rico | 155 |
Sample General Practice Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Kauffman, M.D.Alexandria, VA |
| 2 | Melissa Kirby, M.D.Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Martha Turner, M.D.Riverton, WY |
| 4 | Peter Amminger, MDMemphis, TN |
| 5 | Shelly Temperley, MDMonroe, MI |
| 6 | Nikorn Arunakul, M.DMarianna, FL |
| 7 | Sylvette De Leon, M.D.San Juan, PR |
| 8 | Babak Ourian, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA |
| 9 | Allen Russell, M.D.Livonia, MI |
| 10 | William Tong, M.D.Watsonville, CA |
| 11 | Timothy Wilken, M.D.Salinas, CA |
| 12 | Harold Block, M.D.El Paso, TX |
| 13 | Ines Munoz De Laborde, M.D.Salinas, CA |
| 14 | Samuel Dismond, M.D.Oakland, CA |
| 15 | Patricia Bowling, M.D.Orem, UT |
| 16 | Scott Prysi, M.D.Monterey, CA |
| 17 | Stanley Hsieh, M.D.Bowling Green, KY |
| 18 | Mashallah Ezzati, M.DLake Forest, CA |
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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