Hospitalist Physician
NUCC 208M00000X · Hospitalist
17,950 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 61st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Hospitalist Physician ranks 61st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.24% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Maine leads.
- 17,950
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 61st
- of 690 specialties
- 430
- state-share HHI
- 77.6%
- Part D prescriber share
Maine is densest per capita (2.3× the national rate; District of Columbia 2×); 100% of the Hospitalist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Hospitalist Physician (NUCC 208M00000X; 77.6% Part D prescribers (13,923 of 17,950); avg 940 Part D claims/prescriber (166th of 572); Open Payments avg $808/physician (298th of 551; 5,522 paid, $4.5M total); state-share HHI 430; next-larger headcount neighbor Doula (+94); next-smaller Developmental Therapist (-284)).
Next larger: Doula (18,044) Next smaller: Developmental Therapist (17,666)
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
- Maine 2.3× · 12.4/100k
- District of Columbia 2× · 10.5/100k
- Connecticut 1.6× · 8.6/100k
- Wisconsin 1.6× · 8.6/100k
- North Dakota 1.6× · 8.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.29× · 1.5/100k
- Wyoming 0.42× · 2.2/100k
- New Mexico 0.45× · 2.4/100k
- Michigan 0.57× · 3/100k
- Arkansas 0.63× · 3.4/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,901 |
| 2 | New York | 1,316 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,286 |
| 4 | Texas | 1,150 |
| 5 | Illinois | 880 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 790 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 771 |
| 8 | Ohio | 709 |
| 9 | Georgia | 530 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 512 |
| 11 | Virginia | 507 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 506 |
| 13 | Missouri | 501 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 455 |
| 15 | Arizona | 423 |
Top Cities for Hospitalist Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 332 |
| 2 | ChicagoIllinois | 255 |
| 3 | ColumbusOhio | 207 |
| 4 | CharlotteNorth Carolina | 191 |
| 5 | RochesterNew York | 185 |
| 6 | HoustonTexas | 185 |
| 7 | PhoenixArizona | 172 |
| 8 | Saint LouisMissouri | 172 |
| 9 | AtlantaGeorgia | 163 |
| 10 | DallasTexas | 152 |
| 11 | MadisonWisconsin | 143 |
| 12 | San AntonioTexas | 141 |
Sample Hospitalist Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Garcia, M.D.Hanover, PA |
| 2 | John Henson, M.D.Gainesville, GA |
| 3 | Leon Dantzler, M.D.Fayetteville, NC |
| 4 | Cleofemarie Vergara, M.D.North Las Vegas, NV |
| 5 | Saba Ansari, M.DMason, OH |
| 6 | Michael Koplon, M.D.Memphis, TN |
| 7 | Michael Davis, M.D.Troy, MI |
| 8 | Kimberly Rakes-Stephens, M.D.Edisto Island, SC |
| 9 | Michael Hawkins, M.D.Charleston, SC |
| 10 | Andris Radvany, M.D.Bellingham, WA |
| 11 | Suzanna Garza, M.D.San Antonio, TX |
| 12 | Osama Nunu, MDRoseville, MI |
| 13 | Ahmad Karim, M.D.Evansville, IN |
| 14 | Shoaib Lateef, MDCharlotte, NC |
| 15 | Elizabeth Elliot, D.O.Traverse City, MI |
| 16 | Mark Woodson, MDOklahoma City, OK |
| 17 | Robert Elliott, M.D.Columbus, IN |
| 18 | Amy Rohlfing, MDRed Bud, IL |
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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