Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician

NUCC 207SM0001X · Medical Genetics

22 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 15 states · 645th of 690 specialties by headcount.

22
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
15
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
5 providers
$5K
Open Pay avg
86th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician ranks 645th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.

22
NPPES providers in specialty
645th
of 690 specialties
992
state-share HHI
4.5%
Part D prescriber share

California is densest per capita (2× the national rate); 1.8% of the Medical Genetics category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician (NUCC 207SM0001X; 4.5% Part D prescribers (1 of 22); avg 16 Part D claims/prescriber (565th of 572); Open Payments avg $5K/physician (86th of 551; 4 paid, $21K total); state-share HHI 992; next-larger headcount neighbor Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (+2); next-smaller Chronic Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (-1)).

Next larger: Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (24) Next smaller: Chronic Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (21)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California5
2Connecticut2
3Massachusetts2
4Missouri2
5Georgia1
6Mississippi1
7New York1
8Ohio1

Sample Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician NPIs

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

#Provider
1John Pappas, M.D.New York, NY
2Harry Ostrer, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK
3Peter Nagy, M.D.Atlanta, GA
4Janina Longtine, MDNew Haven, CT
5Roger Klein, MDBeachwood, OH
6Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, M.D.Burlington, VT
7Miguel Rivera, M.D.Charlestown, MA
8Chan-Shik Park, MD PHDBoston, MA
9Oana VeleStanford, CA
10Carlos Suarez Valencia, MDPortland, OR
11Haleh Farzanmehr, M.D.Irvine, CA
12Wei Song, M.D., PHDSan Diego, CA

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 22 NPIs list Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician as primary taxonomy across 15 states (peak California, 5). That is 645th 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 Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 4 paid Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician physicians totaling $21K (18 payments; average $5K, 86th 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 Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 16 claims and $334 drug cost per prescriber; 565th 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

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