Hypertension Specialist Physician
NUCC 207RH0005X · Internal Medicine
40 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 21 states · 596th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Hypertension Specialist Physician ranks 596th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Florida.
- 40
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 596th
- of 690 specialties
- 613
- state-share HHI
- 75%
- Part D prescriber share
7 states hold half of this specialty's national roster; 0% of the Internal Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Hypertension Specialist Physician (NUCC 207RH0005X; 75% Part D prescribers (30 of 40); avg 2,568 Part D claims/prescriber (38th of 572); Open Payments avg $17K/physician (19th of 551; 26 paid, $451K total); state-share HHI 613; next-larger headcount neighbor Thermography Chiropractor (+1); next-smaller Oral Medicine Dentistry (-1)).
Next larger: Thermography Chiropractor (41) Next smaller: Oral Medicine Dentistry (39)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 4 |
| 2 | Virginia | 4 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 |
| 4 | Illinois | 3 |
| 5 | California | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 2 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 2 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2 |
Sample Hypertension Specialist Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Lewis, M.D.Cincinnati, OH |
| 2 | Margaret Collins, MDWilmington, NC |
| 3 | William White, MDFarmington, CT |
| 4 | Brent Videau, MDPensacola, FL |
| 5 | Michael O'Shea, MDKeene, NH |
| 6 | Balaji Athreya, M.DSpringfield, MA |
| 7 | Patrick McBride, MD MPHMadison, WI |
| 8 | Karen Moncher, MDMadison, WI |
| 9 | James Stein, MDMadison, WI |
| 10 | Steven Havard, MDMansfield, TX |
| 11 | Gary Conrad, M.D.Pasadena, CA |
| 12 | Cheryl Laffer, M. D.Nashville, TN |
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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