Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
NUCC 207QH0002X · Family Medicine
830 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 285th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician ranks 285th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 830
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 285th
- of 690 specialties
- 517
- state-share HHI
- 68.3%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (3× the national rate; Maine 2×); 0.5% of the Family Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (NUCC 207QH0002X; 68.3% Part D prescribers (567 of 830); avg 2,137 Part D claims/prescriber (42nd of 572); Open Payments avg $249/physician (448th of 551; 171 paid, $43K total); state-share HHI 517; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (+9); next-smaller Forensic Psychiatry Physician (-10)).
Next larger: Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (839) Next smaller: Forensic Psychiatry Physician (820)
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
- District of Columbia 3× · 0.7/100k
- Maine 2× · 0.5/100k
- New Hampshire 2× · 0.5/100k
- Nebraska 1.9× · 0.5/100k
- Colorado 1.8× · 0.4/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Massachusetts 0.58× · 0.1/100k
- Maryland 0.59× · 0.1/100k
- Georgia 0.63× · 0.2/100k
- Oklahoma 0.70× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 110 |
| 2 | Florida | 80 |
| 3 | Texas | 63 |
| 4 | New York | 55 |
| 5 | Ohio | 43 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 39 |
| 7 | Colorado | 26 |
| 8 | Illinois | 24 |
| 9 | Michigan | 24 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 24 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 24 |
| 12 | Arizona | 19 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 19 |
| 14 | Washington | 18 |
| 15 | Georgia | 17 |
Top Cities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HoustonTexas | 17 |
| 2 | San DiegoCalifornia | 9 |
| 3 | DenverColorado | 8 |
| 4 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 7 |
| 5 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 7 |
| 6 | OmahaNebraska | 7 |
| 7 | CincinnatiOhio | 7 |
| 8 | ClevelandOhio | 7 |
| 9 | San AntonioTexas | 7 |
| 10 | Loma LindaCalifornia | 6 |
| 11 | ClearwaterFlorida | 6 |
| 12 | Fort LauderdaleFlorida | 6 |
Sample Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Melinda McMinn, MDSyracuse, NY |
| 2 | Timothy Holder, MDTulsa, OK |
| 3 | Gina Gora, MDWest Bloomfield, MI |
| 4 | Hugh Wilson, M DLubbock, TX |
| 5 | Justin Clutter, MDEvansville, IN |
| 6 | Marie-France McIntee, D.O.Underhill, VT |
| 7 | John Fleming, M.D.Sumter, SC |
| 8 | Karen Ray, M.DPt Charlotte, FL |
| 9 | Kent Tompkins, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX |
| 10 | Iwona Janicka, MDChambersburg, PA |
| 11 | Elizabeth Curtis, MDBaton Rouge, LA |
| 12 | John Pirrello, MDBayonet Point, FL |
| 13 | Kirsten Kahle, MDIndianapolis, IN |
| 14 | Douglas Rogers, D.O.Chiefland, FL |
| 15 | Jennifer Ritzau, MDProvidence, RI |
| 16 | Mark Wiles, MDLawrence, KS |
| 17 | Zakari Tata, MDSouthfield, MI |
| 18 | Leslee Cochrane, MD.Murrieta, CA |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Family Medicine category.
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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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