Medical Oncology Physician providers in the U.S.
5,797 NPPES records list medical oncology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 1.7 per 100,000 residents; Massachusetts and District of Columbia have the most per resident. 4,230 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207RX0202X means
207RX0202X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 5,797 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. This specialist decides on and administers therapy for these malignancies as well as consults with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatments for cancer.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RX0202X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 373
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RX0202X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 | 0.6 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 63 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 0.7 |
| California | 447 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | 108 | 1.8 |
| Connecticut | 99 | 2.7 |
| Delaware | 17 | 1.6 |
| District of Columbia | 29 | 4.3 |
| Florida | 561 | 2.5 |
| Georgia | 87 | 0.8 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 0.7 |
| Idaho | 22 | 1.1 |
| Illinois | 182 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | 78 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | 61 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | 35 | 1.2 |
| Kentucky | 59 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | 21 | 0.5 |
| Maine | 22 | 1.6 |
| Maryland | 224 | 3.6 |
| Massachusetts | 421 | 6.0 |
| Michigan | 177 | 1.8 |
| Minnesota | 159 | 2.8 |
| Mississippi | 19 | 0.6 |
| Missouri | 156 | 2.5 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 9 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 0.6 |
| Nevada | 20 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | 30 | 2.1 |
| New Jersey | 140 | 1.5 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 0.8 |
| New York | 548 | 2.8 |
| North Carolina | 191 | 1.8 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 1.8 |
| Ohio | 169 | 1.4 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | 107 | 2.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 265 | 2.0 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 0.7 |
| South Carolina | 35 | 0.7 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | 114 | 1.6 |
| Texas | 547 | 1.8 |
| Utah | 46 | 1.3 |
| Vermont | 16 | 2.5 |
| Virginia | 107 | 1.2 |
| Washington | 183 | 2.3 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 69 | 1.2 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 0.7 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207RX0202X · Internal Medicine
- Size rank126th of 688 specialties by records (0.08% of all)
- In its family12th of 31 Internal Medicine codes, 1.9% of the family
- Part D prescribers4,230 (73% of records)
- Part D claims703 a year per prescriber, on average (132nd of 496)
- Industry payments3,343 physicians paid $39.4M in 2024, $12K each on average
- Concentration7 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of medical oncology physician records
- Yifan Pang, MDAnchorage, AK1952758435
- Lawrence Lawson, M.D.Palmer, AK1740243914
- John Zimmermann, M.D.Palmer, AK1740221225
- Joelle Hamilton, M.D.Homewood, AL1578574851
- Laura Bunch, M.D.Irondale, AL1295773125
- Mayur Narkhede, M.D.Birmingham, AL1730529777
- Sunil Rangarajan, M.DBirmingham, AL1124439526
- Ariel Anguiano, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1992771448
- David Hinton, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1215955786
- John Dubay, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1033137518
- Susan Bostick, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1659582369
- Ajay Tadepalli, M.DTuscaloosa, AL1396030326
- Edgar Prasthofer, MDTuscaloosa, AL1083677413
- Michael Garcia, M.D.Jasper, AL1083708762
- Syed Abbas Ali, MDJasper, AL1356565501
- Naveen Lobo, MDDecatur, AL1023025434
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Medical Oncology Physician headcount concentrate?
5,797 Medical Oncology Physician NPIs span 53 states; Florida alone holds 561. Top metros include New York, NY; Boston, MA; Houston, TX; Philadelphia, PA. Nationally this is 126th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Medical Oncology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 3,343 Medical Oncology Physician physicians totaling $39.4M (104,365 payments; average $12K, 33rd of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Medical Oncology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Medical Oncology Physician NPIs, 4,230 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 703 claims and $1.7M drug cost per prescriber; 132nd of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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