Neurological Surgery Physician providers in the U.S.
8,317 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician as their primary taxonomy, about 2.5 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 4,152 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, loaded Aug 27, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Chicago has the most, 158
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice city, loaded Aug 27, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 95 | 1.9 |
| Alaska | 18 | 2.5 |
| Arizona | 188 | 2.5 |
| Arkansas | 78 | 2.5 |
| California | 885 | 2.3 |
| Colorado | 173 | 2.9 |
| Connecticut | 101 | 2.8 |
| Delaware | 15 | 1.5 |
| District of Columbia | 35 | 5.2 |
| Florida | 619 | 2.7 |
| Georgia | 201 | 1.8 |
| Hawaii | 17 | 1.2 |
| Idaho | 43 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | 349 | 2.8 |
| Indiana | 119 | 1.7 |
| Iowa | 70 | 2.2 |
| Kansas | 66 | 2.2 |
| Kentucky | 104 | 2.3 |
| Louisiana | 127 | 2.8 |
| Maine | 30 | 2.1 |
| Maryland | 164 | 2.7 |
| Massachusetts | 225 | 3.2 |
| Michigan | 272 | 2.7 |
| Minnesota | 176 | 3.1 |
| Mississippi | 60 | 2.0 |
| Missouri | 195 | 3.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 37 | 3.3 |
| Nebraska | 53 | 2.7 |
| Nevada | 43 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 2.3 |
| New Jersey | 186 | 2.0 |
| New Mexico | 31 | 1.5 |
| New York | 501 | 2.6 |
| North Carolina | 228 | 2.1 |
| North Dakota | 27 | 3.4 |
| Ohio | 342 | 2.9 |
| Oklahoma | 90 | 2.2 |
| Oregon | 129 | 3.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 423 | 3.3 |
| Rhode Island | 45 | 4.1 |
| South Carolina | 125 | 2.3 |
| South Dakota | 25 | 2.7 |
| Tennessee | 183 | 2.6 |
| Texas | 627 | 2.1 |
| Utah | 79 | 2.3 |
| Vermont | 7 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 193 | 2.2 |
| Washington | 224 | 2.9 |
| West Virginia | 46 | 2.6 |
| Wisconsin | 168 | 2.8 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 1.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207T00000X · Neurological Surgery
- Size rank104th of 690 specialties by records (0.11% of all)
- Part D prescribers4,152 (49.9% of records)
- Part D claims189 a year per prescriber, on average (432nd of 572)
- Industry payments5,024 physicians paid $78.0M in 2024, $16K each on average
- Concentration9 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 neurological surgery physician records
- Kimberly Page, M.D.Redding, CA1215930250
- Mohammad Uddin, MDWildomar, CA1962405142
- Shawn Clark, M.D.Mobile, AL1306849575
- Morris McCrary, M.D.Lynchburg, VA1265435440
- Harry Friedman, M.D.Memphis, TN1023011103
- Mark Spatola, M.D.Orange Park, FL1437152519
- Michael Giordano, MDFarmington, CT1609879519
- Paul Detwiler, MDTyler, TX1447253356
- Frank Zimba, M.D.Cooperstown, NY1154324135
- Jose Arias, MDEnglewood, CO1992708663
- Dale Horne, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH1023011707
- Thomas Grahm, MDTyler, TX1568465474
- Mark Renfro, MDTyler, TX1003819913
- Quentin Durward, MDDakota Dunes, SD1457354383
- Joel Falik, M.D.Greenbelt, MD1902809882
- Charles Weaver, MD PHDCanton, GA1801899554
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Neurological Surgery Physician headcount concentrate?
8,317 Neurological Surgery Physician NPIs span 53 states; California alone holds 885. Top metros include Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; New York, NY; Boston, MA. Nationally this is 104th of 690 NUCC codes.
How large is Neurological Surgery Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 5,024 Neurological Surgery Physician physicians totaling $78.0M (79,277 payments; average $16K, 21st of 551). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Neurological Surgery Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Neurological Surgery Physician NPIs, 4,152 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 189 claims and $17K drug cost per prescriber; 432nd of 572 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 loaded Aug 27, 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.
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 Aug 27, 2026.