Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process. · Updated August 2026

NUCC 246QI0000X · Specialist/Technologist, Pathology

14 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 10 states · 660th of 690 specialties by headcount.

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

Missouri

Top state

3 providers

$111

Open Pay avg

512th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist ranks 660th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Missouri.

14
NPPES providers in specialty: 660th
of 690 specialties: 1224
state-share HHI: 7.1%
Part D prescriber share

3 states hold half of this specialty's national roster; 0.9% of the Specialist/Technologist, Pathology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist (NUCC 246QI0000X; 7.1% Part D prescribers (1 of 14); avg 440 Part D claims/prescriber (308th of 572); Open Payments avg $111/physician (512th of 551; 1 paid, $111 total); state-share HHI 1,224; next-larger headcount neighbor Biochemist (+1); next-smaller Medical Research Veterinarian (-1)).

Next larger: Biochemist (15) Next smaller: Medical Research Veterinarian (13)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	Missouri	3	21.4%
2	Maryland	2	14.3%
3	Tennessee	2	14.3%
4	California	1	7.1%
5	Florida	1	7.1%
6	Georgia	1	7.1%
7	Kansas	1	7.1%
8	Ohio	1	7.1%

Sample Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist NPIs

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

#	Provider	State
1	Charles StagerHouston, TX	Texas
2	Thomas Alexander, PH.D.Akron, OH	Ohio
3	Carol Burek, PHDBaltimore, MD	Maryland
4	Robert Hamilton, PH.D.Baltimore, MD	Maryland
5	Yun Wang, PHDAtlanta, GA	Georgia
6	Robert Dockhorn, M.D.Overland Park, KS	Kansas
7	Nathan Elkins, HEALTH CARE SPCFort Leonard Wood, MO	Missouri
8	Victoria GrubeFort Leonard Wood, MO	Missouri
9	Timothy MorganFort Leonard Wood, MO	Missouri
10	Stephanie Taylor, M.D.Nashville, TN	Tennessee
11	Michiko TaniguchiDuarte, CA	California
12	Trent Lochridge, MLSGainesville, FL	Florida

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 14 NPIs list Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist as primary taxonomy across 10 states (peak Missouri, 3). That is 660th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.

Do the few Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 paid Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist physicians totaling $111 (2 payments; average $111, 512th of 551 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.

How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?

Among Immunology Pathology Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 440 claims and $1.3M drug cost per prescriber; 308th 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.