Neurological Surgery Physician providers in the U.S.
8,708 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician as their primary taxonomy, about 2.6 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 4,378 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207T00000X means
207T00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Neurological Surgery, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 8,708 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
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 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Chicago has the most, 172
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 107 | 2.1 |
| Alaska | 19 | 2.6 |
| Arizona | 198 | 2.7 |
| Arkansas | 79 | 2.6 |
| California | 929 | 2.4 |
| Colorado | 175 | 3.0 |
| Connecticut | 108 | 3.0 |
| Delaware | 15 | 1.5 |
| District of Columbia | 34 | 5.0 |
| Florida | 644 | 2.8 |
| Georgia | 219 | 2.0 |
| Hawaii | 19 | 1.3 |
| Idaho | 46 | 2.3 |
| Illinois | 375 | 3.0 |
| Indiana | 125 | 1.8 |
| Iowa | 70 | 2.2 |
| Kansas | 67 | 2.3 |
| Kentucky | 111 | 2.5 |
| Louisiana | 132 | 2.9 |
| Maine | 32 | 2.3 |
| Maryland | 163 | 2.6 |
| Massachusetts | 236 | 3.4 |
| Michigan | 289 | 2.9 |
| Minnesota | 174 | 3.0 |
| Mississippi | 62 | 2.1 |
| Missouri | 195 | 3.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 39 | 3.4 |
| Nebraska | 55 | 2.8 |
| Nevada | 46 | 1.4 |
| New Hampshire | 35 | 2.5 |
| New Jersey | 190 | 2.0 |
| New Mexico | 37 | 1.7 |
| New York | 529 | 2.7 |
| North Carolina | 226 | 2.1 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 4.1 |
| Ohio | 357 | 3.0 |
| Oklahoma | 99 | 2.4 |
| Oregon | 134 | 3.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 447 | 3.4 |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 4.4 |
| South Carolina | 127 | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 27 | 2.9 |
| Tennessee | 191 | 2.7 |
| Texas | 669 | 2.2 |
| Utah | 87 | 2.5 |
| Vermont | 7 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 190 | 2.2 |
| Washington | 232 | 3.0 |
| West Virginia | 49 | 2.8 |
| Wisconsin | 176 | 3.0 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 1.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207T00000X · Neurological Surgery
- Size rank102nd of 688 specialties by records (0.12% of all)
- Part D prescribers4,378 (50.3% of records)
- Part D claims172 a year per prescriber, on average (299th of 496)
- Industry payments5,377 physicians paid $80.3M in 2024, $15K 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
- David Eggers, MDNewburgh, IN1518960483
- Harold Cannon, MDOwensboro, KY1063415826
- 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
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Neurological Surgery Physician headcount concentrate?
8,708 Neurological Surgery Physician NPIs span 53 states; California alone holds 929. Top metros include Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; New York, NY; Boston, MA. Nationally this is 102nd of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Neurological Surgery Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 5,377 Neurological Surgery Physician physicians totaling $80.3M (84,907 payments; average $15K, 25th of 470). 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, 4,378 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 172 claims and $11K drug cost per prescriber; 299th 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.