Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
NUCC 2081H0002X · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
95 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 31 states · 538th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician ranks 538th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Puerto Rico leads.
- 95
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 538th
- of 690 specialties
- 628
- state-share HHI
- 48.4%
- Part D prescriber share
Puerto Rico is densest per capita (5.6× the national rate; Washington 2.3×); 0.5% of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician (NUCC 2081H0002X; 48.4% Part D prescribers (46 of 95); avg 3,127 Part D claims/prescriber (26th of 572); Open Payments avg $584/physician (341st of 551; 26 paid, $15K total); state-share HHI 628; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) Physician (+2); next-smaller Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapist (-1)).
Next larger: Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) Physician (97) Next smaller: Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapist (94)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 16 |
| 2 | New York | 8 |
| 3 | Illinois | 6 |
| 4 | Florida | 5 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 5 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 7 | Washington | 5 |
| 8 | Arizona | 4 |
Sample Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Selvaggi, MDButler, PA |
| 2 | Paul Ware, M.D.Capitola, CA |
| 3 | Owrang Dastmalchi, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA |
| 4 | Amy Case, MDBuffalo, NY |
| 5 | Patrick O'Brien, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 6 | Pamela Harris, MDKansas City, MO |
| 7 | Kerry Tobias, D.O.Phoenix, AZ |
| 8 | Ronald Woodard, CHIROPRACTORGrand Prairie, TX |
| 9 | Perry Stein, MDBrooklyn, NY |
| 10 | Jerry Old, M.D.Lenexa, KS |
| 11 | Joseph Weems, M.D.Memphis, TN |
| 12 | Pamela Marron, MDMethuen, MA |
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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