NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician in Kentucky

108 NPPES records list neonatal-perinatal medicine physician with a practice address in Kentucky, 2.4 per 100,000 residents, the 20th highest rate of 50. Lexington and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2080N0001X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Lexington has the most, 48

  1. Lexington48
  2. Louisville47
  3. Ashland3
  4. Madisonville2
  5. Pikeville2

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician records in Kentucky

  1. Ranjit Torgalkar, MDLexington, KY 405361053970897
  2. John Vance, MDLexington, KY 405031023068368
  3. Nitin Wadhwa, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071609095520
  4. Jeffrey Whitsett, MDEdgewood, KY 410171437145406
  5. Shirley Wilkerson, MD, PH.D.Louisville, KY 402021013917798
  6. Caroline Willette, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071790753051
  7. Sarah WilliamsLouisville, KY 402021629650007
  8. Ramon Ymalay, M.D.Ashland, KY 411011881711216

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080N0001X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 20 of 50 per resident

  1. Louisiana2.6
  2. Tennessee2.5
  3. Wisconsin2.5
  4. Kentucky2.4
  5. Oklahoma2.3
  6. Texas2.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080N0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

13.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 15.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kentucky13.9%
  2. United States15.6%

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file15 of 108 · 13.9% here, 15.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file7 · 6.5% here, 7.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more61 · 56.5% here, 55.5% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2080N0001X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

108 NPPES records list neonatal-perinatal medicine physician (2080N0001X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 2.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Lexington has 48 of them (44%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Connecticut108
  2. Minnesota110
  3. Colorado115
  4. Louisiana118

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma2.3
  2. Wisconsin2.5
  3. Tennessee2.5
  4. Texas2.3

The largest states

  1. California871
  2. Texas697
  3. New York513
  4. Florida457
  5. Pennsylvania393

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.