Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers in the U.S.
173 NPPES records list nuclear cardiology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; New Jersey and Connecticut have the most per resident. 112 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207UN0901X means
207UN0901X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 173 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A nuclear medicine physician who specializes in nuclear cardiology.
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 207UN0901X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 10
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207UN0901X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 29 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 10 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 3 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 6 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 0.4 |
| New York | 26 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 10 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 4 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207UN0901X · Nuclear Medicine
- Size rank461st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family2nd of 4 Nuclear Medicine codes, 15.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers112 (64.7% of records)
- Part D claims3,932 a year per prescriber, on average (9th of 496)
- Industry payments92 physicians paid $327K in 2024, $4K each on average
- Concentration4 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 nuclear cardiology physician records
- Luvenia Bender, M.D.Birmingham, AL1053320879
- Carmen Ponton, M.D.Birmingham, AL1194831719
- David Griffin, MDLittle Rock, AR1639198591
- T Struse, DOTucson, AZ1295713543
- Laurie DoddTucson, AZ1386609345
- Jason Stemmer, MDTucson, AZ1366445280
- Ramin Ebrahimi, MDLos Angeles, CA1992816631
- Howard Lewin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1598780116
- Victor Gabrielian, M.D.Arcadia, CA1811189822
- Absalom Hepner, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA1205880994
- Kusai Aziz, M.D.Visalia, CA1265590863
- Teresa Daniele, M.D.Fresno, CA1497791693
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Nuclear Cardiology Physician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 173 NPIs list Nuclear Cardiology Physician as primary taxonomy across 30 states (peak New Jersey, 40). That is 461st of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Nuclear Cardiology Physician NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 92 paid Nuclear Cardiology Physician physicians totaling $327K (2,340 payments; average $4K, 119th of 470 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Nuclear Cardiology Physician NPIs, 112 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 3,932 claims and $1.1M drug cost per prescriber; 9th 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.