Hematology (Pathology) Physician

NUCC 207ZH0000X · Pathology

755 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 47 states · 297th of 690 specialties by headcount.

755
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
47
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
90 providers
$3K
Open Pay avg
157th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Hematology (Pathology) Physician ranks 297th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Rhode Island leads.

755
NPPES providers in specialty
297th
of 690 specialties
492
state-share HHI
2.9%
Part D prescriber share

Rhode Island is densest per capita (2× the national rate; Missouri 1.7×); 3.3% of the Pathology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Hematology (Pathology) Physician (NUCC 207ZH0000X; 2.9% Part D prescribers (22 of 755); avg 487 Part D claims/prescriber (294th of 572); Open Payments avg $3K/physician (157th of 551; 136 paid, $404K total); state-share HHI 492; next-larger headcount neighbor Medical Technologist (+13); next-smaller Pediatric Nephrology Physician (-2)).

Next larger: Medical Technologist (768) Next smaller: Pediatric Nephrology Physician (753)

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
1California90
2Texas76
3New York57
4Florida47
5Illinois28
6Washington28
7New Jersey25
8Missouri24
9North Carolina24
10Pennsylvania24
11Tennessee24
12Michigan23
13Ohio22
14Massachusetts21
15Georgia19

Top Cities for Hematology (Pathology) Physician

#CityProviders
1HoustonTexas34
2SeattleWashington21
3New YorkNew York19
4Los AngelesCalifornia17
5Saint LouisMissouri17
6BostonMassachusetts14
7San FranciscoCalifornia12
8TampaFlorida12
9RochesterMinnesota11
10Salt Lake CityUtah11
11AtlantaGeorgia9
12ChicagoIllinois9

Sample Hematology (Pathology) Physician NPIs

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

#Provider
1Mihaela Onciu, MDMemphis, TN
2Robert Lorsbach, MD PHDCincinnati, OH
3Mario Cervantes-Vazquez, M.D.Kingwood, TX
4Michelle Hebert, M.D.Conroe, TX
5Rachel Altura, MDProvidence, RI
6Gregory Cusano, DOFort Worth, TX
7Jefferson Pindzola, MDYork, PA
8Robert Booth, M.D.Toledo, OH
9Elton Smith, MDCharlotte, NC
10Lorna Cruz, MDGreenville, SC
11Jared Block, M.D.Charlotte, NC
12Thomas Reed, M.D.Sarasota, FL
13Richard Zellmer, MDColumbus, OH
14Amjad Khan, MDEdison, NJ
15Margaret Nichols, MDOneida, NY
16Robert Dawson, M.D.West Islip, NY
17Christine Piller, MDConcord, NC
18Michael Graber, M.D.Cincinnati, OH

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Hematology (Pathology) Physician's mid-pack national roster?
755 CMS-registered Hematology (Pathology) Physician providers sit across 47 states; California leads with 90. Leading metros: Houston, TX; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA. Rank 297th of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Hematology (Pathology) Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 136 Hematology (Pathology) Physician physicians receiving $404K across 563 payments (average $3K; 157th of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Hematology (Pathology) Physician NPIs, 22 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 487 claims and $670K drug cost per prescriber; 294th 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.