NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neuropathology Physician providers in the U.S.

248 NPPES records list neuropathology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 8 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207ZN0500X · method

What taxonomy code 207ZN0500X means

207ZN0500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pathology, Neuropathology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 248 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

A neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. The neuropathologist is knowledgeable in the infirmities of humans as they affect the nervous and neuromuscular systems, be they degenerative, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, neoplastic, vascular or physical in nature.

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 207ZN0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

New York has the most, 21

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZN0500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 38 states and D.C. with records, by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama40.1
Arizona40.1
Arkansas40.1
California230.1
Connecticut50.1
District of Columbia50.7
Florida70.0
Georgia20.0
Hawaii10.1
Illinois130.1
Indiana20.0
Iowa70.2
Kansas20.1
Kentucky30.1
Louisiana30.1
Maryland30.0
Massachusetts190.3
Michigan40.0
Minnesota40.1
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Mississippi10.0
Missouri90.1
New Hampshire10.1
New Jersey10.0
New Mexico10.0
New York340.2
North Carolina20.0
Ohio50.0
Oklahoma10.0
Oregon20.0
Pennsylvania140.1
Rhode Island70.6
Tennessee30.0
Texas250.1
Utah50.1
Virginia70.1
Washington80.1
West Virginia10.1
Wisconsin40.1

In federal data

  • NUCC code207ZN0500X · Pathology
  • Size rank419th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
  • In its family10th of 16 Pathology codes, 1% of the family
  • Part D prescribers8 (3.2% of records)
  • Part D claims77 a year per prescriber, on average (373rd of 496)
  • Industry payments30 physicians paid $409K in 2024, $14K each on average
  • Concentration6 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 neuropathology physician records

  1. Candece Gladson, MDBirmingham, AL1114962198
  2. Kevin Roth, MDBirmingham, AL1538184585
  3. Christopher Miller, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL1134249030
  4. Jeffrey Sosnowski, MD, PHDMobile, AL1710926407
  5. Mahtab Tehrani, M.D.Little Rock, AR1356527360
  6. James NixLittle Rock, AR1861927832
  7. Joshua Sonnen, M.D.Little Rock, AR1356452239
  8. Eric Goold, MDLittle Rock, AR1205333200
  9. Michelle Felicella, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1558414839
  10. Ahmed Gilani, MBBSPhoenix, AZ1780028225
  11. Thomas Beach, M.D.Sun City, AZ1417292152
  12. Naomi Rance, MD, PHDTucson, AZ1003997594

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

How should I read Neuropathology Physician's mid-pack national roster?

248 CMS-registered Neuropathology Physician providers sit across 39 states; New York leads with 34. Rank 419th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.

How does Neuropathology Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 30 Neuropathology Physician physicians receiving $409K across 149 payments (average $14K; 28th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.

How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?

Among Neuropathology Physician NPIs, 8 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 77 claims and $122K drug cost per prescriber; 373rd 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.