Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
7,731 NPPES records list neonatal-perinatal medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 2.3 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Delaware have the most per resident. 189 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2080N0001X means
2080N0001X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 7,731 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pediatrician who is the principal care provider for sick newborn infants. Clinical expertise is used for direct patient care and for consulting with obstetrical colleagues to plan for the care of mothers who have high-risk pregnancies.
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 2080N0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Houston has the most, 213
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080N0001X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 79 | 1.5 |
| Alaska | 9 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | 86 | 1.2 |
| Arkansas | 54 | 1.8 |
| California | 871 | 2.2 |
| Colorado | 115 | 2.0 |
| Connecticut | 108 | 3.0 |
| Delaware | 40 | 3.9 |
| District of Columbia | 89 | 13.1 |
| Florida | 457 | 2.0 |
| Georgia | 173 | 1.6 |
| Hawaii | 32 | 2.2 |
| Idaho | 32 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 362 | 2.9 |
| Indiana | 183 | 2.7 |
| Iowa | 89 | 2.8 |
| Kansas | 39 | 1.3 |
| Kentucky | 108 | 2.4 |
| Louisiana | 118 | 2.6 |
| Maine | 24 | 1.7 |
| Maryland | 160 | 2.6 |
| Massachusetts | 224 | 3.2 |
| Michigan | 160 | 1.6 |
| Minnesota | 110 | 1.9 |
| Mississippi | 59 | 2.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 206 | 3.3 |
| Montana | 25 | 2.2 |
| Nebraska | 32 | 1.6 |
| Nevada | 41 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 21 | 1.5 |
| New Jersey | 261 | 2.8 |
| New Mexico | 44 | 2.1 |
| New York | 513 | 2.6 |
| North Carolina | 210 | 1.9 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 3.6 |
| Ohio | 327 | 2.8 |
| Oklahoma | 95 | 2.3 |
| Oregon | 90 | 2.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 393 | 3.0 |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 2.6 |
| South Carolina | 95 | 1.8 |
| South Dakota | 19 | 2.1 |
| Tennessee | 177 | 2.5 |
| Texas | 697 | 2.3 |
| Utah | 94 | 2.8 |
| Vermont | 8 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | 189 | 2.2 |
| Washington | 128 | 1.6 |
| West Virginia | 34 | 1.9 |
| Wisconsin | 146 | 2.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2080N0001X · Pediatrics
- Size rank107th of 688 specialties by records (0.11% of all)
- In its family2nd of 25 Pediatrics codes, 6.9% of the family
- Part D prescribers189 (2.4% of records)
- Part D claims33 a year per prescriber, on average (438th of 496)
- Industry payments875 physicians paid $743K in 2024, $849 each on average
- Concentration8 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 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records
- Evelyn Rider, MDAnchorage, AK1992706865
- Jack Jacob, M.D.Anchorage, AK1437111093
- Emilio Avila, M.D.Anchorage, AK1598715864
- Eric Johnson, M.D.Anchorage, AK1295786515
- Kenneth Kesler, M.D.Anchorage, AK1295785707
- Mary Johnson, M.D.Anchorage, AK1386759751
- Teresa Lam, M.D.Anchorage, AK1518250026
- Denise JonesAnchorage, AK1821409137
- Amanda Barton, MDAnchorage, AK1639564008
- Roger Bruce, M.D.Birmingham, AL1003871633
- Terry Bierd, M.D.Birmingham, AL1255396388
- Brian Sims, M.D.Birmingham, AL1225085608
- Amy Luster, CRNPBirmingham, AL1972001949
- Wahib Mena, MDBirmingham, AL1417932377
- Martha Strange, MDBirmingham, AL1821075110
- Vick Dicarlo, MDBirmingham, AL1770561276
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician headcount concentrate?
7,731 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician NPIs span 51 states; California alone holds 871. Top metros include Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA. Nationally this is 107th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 875 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician physicians totaling $743K (1,964 payments; average $849, 244th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician NPIs, 189 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 33 claims and $4K drug cost per prescriber; 438th 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.