Health Psychologist

NUCC 103TH0004X · Psychologist

538 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 48 states · 338th of 690 specialties by headcount.

538
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
48
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
74 providers
$7K
Open Pay avg
70th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Health Psychologist ranks 338th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Rhode Island leads.

538
NPPES providers in specialty
338th
of 690 specialties
502
state-share HHI
0.6%
Part D prescriber share

Rhode Island is densest per capita (2.9× the national rate; Massachusetts 2.5×); 0.4% of the Psychologist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Health Psychologist (NUCC 103TH0004X; 0.6% Part D prescribers (3 of 538); avg 3,547 Part D claims/prescriber (20th of 572); Open Payments avg $7K/physician (70th of 551; 1 paid, $7K total); state-share HHI 502; next-larger headcount neighbor Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician (+7); next-smaller Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (-10)).

Next larger: Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician (545) Next smaller: Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (528)

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
1California74
2Ohio36
3Florida32
4Texas32
5Michigan29
6Massachusetts28
7Illinois26
8New York26
9Colorado20
10North Carolina20
11Pennsylvania16
12Washington15
13Arizona14
14Maryland14
15Wisconsin12

Top Cities for Health Psychologist

#CityProviders
1ClevelandOhio18
2ChicagoIllinois11
3San DiegoCalifornia9
4AuroraColorado7
5Los AngelesCalifornia6
6TampaFlorida6
7BaltimoreMaryland6
8Ann ArborMichigan6
9CharlotteNorth Carolina6
10DurhamNorth Carolina6
11DallasTexas6
12SeattleWashington6

Sample Health Psychologist NPIs

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

#Provider
1John Hall, PH.D.Charlotte, NC
2Edward Hill, M.D.Winston Salem, NC
3Beth Davis, PHDHerndon, VA
4Jay Schneiders, PH.D., ABPPEnglewood, CO
5Michelle Einson, PSYDCharlotte, NC
6Jennifer Heinemann, PH.D.Milwaukee, WI
7Francis Harris, PHDPittsburgh, PA
8Susan Ollar, PH.D.Lakewood, CO
9Bridget Sonnier-Hillis, PH.D.Baton Rouge, LA
10Karin Suesser, PHDRipon, WI
11Cynthia Vankeuren, PSY DBeachwood, OH
12Jack Schaffer, PH.D.Saint Paul, MN
13Timothy Ellingstad, PHDBurlington, WI
14David Hoskins, PSY.D, M.A.S.Oakland, CA
15Jennifer Michels, PHDWausau, WI
16Allison Hahn, PSY.DDes Moines, IA
17Edmund Chaney, PHDBandon, OR
18Stephen Bono, PH.D.Baltimore, MD

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

Compare Health Psychologist vs Clinical Psychologist →

Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Health Psychologist's mid-pack national roster?
538 CMS-registered Health Psychologist providers sit across 48 states; California leads with 74. Leading metros: Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; San Diego, CA; Aurora, CO. Rank 338th of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Health Psychologist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 Health Psychologist physicians receiving $7K across 394 payments (average $7K; 70th of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Health Psychologist NPIs, 3 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 3,547 claims and $3.2M drug cost per prescriber; 20th 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.