Nuclear Medicine Physician
NUCC 207U00000X · Nuclear Medicine
910 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 48 states · 278th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Nuclear Medicine Physician ranks 278th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 910
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 278th
- of 690 specialties
- 732
- state-share HHI
- 11%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (3.3× the national rate; Puerto Rico 2.5×); 59.8% of the Nuclear Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Nuclear Medicine Physician (NUCC 207U00000X; 11% Part D prescribers (100 of 910); avg 858 Part D claims/prescriber (184th of 572); Open Payments avg $7K/physician (71st of 551; 202 paid, $1.3M total); state-share HHI 732; next-larger headcount neighbor Radiologic Technologist (+14); next-smaller Orthopedic Chiropractor (-16)).
Next larger: Radiologic Technologist (924) Next smaller: Orthopedic Chiropractor (894)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- District of Columbia 3.3× · 0.9/100k
- Puerto Rico 2.5× · 0.7/100k
- Delaware 2.5× · 0.7/100k
- New York 2.1× · 0.6/100k
- Maryland 1.9× · 0.5/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Colorado 0.32× · 0.1/100k
- Oklahoma 0.46× · 0.1/100k
- New Jersey 0.52× · 0.1/100k
- Georgia 0.54× · 0.1/100k
- South Carolina 0.55× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 176 |
| 2 | New York | 113 |
| 3 | Texas | 56 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 49 |
| 5 | Florida | 46 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 33 |
| 7 | Maryland | 31 |
| 8 | Michigan | 29 |
| 9 | Illinois | 27 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 25 |
| 11 | Washington | 25 |
| 12 | Ohio | 24 |
| 13 | Arizona | 22 |
| 14 | Missouri | 22 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 22 |
Top Cities for Nuclear Medicine Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 40 |
| 2 | BostonMassachusetts | 23 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 21 |
| 4 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 20 |
| 5 | SacramentoCalifornia | 18 |
| 6 | StanfordCalifornia | 17 |
| 7 | Saint LouisMissouri | 16 |
| 8 | BronxNew York | 14 |
| 9 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 12 |
| 10 | MiamiFlorida | 11 |
| 11 | ChicagoIllinois | 11 |
| 12 | BaltimoreMaryland | 11 |
Sample Nuclear Medicine Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Shulkin, MDMemphis, TN |
| 2 | Theodore Rafael, M.D.Valhalla, NY |
| 3 | Peter Giustra, M.D.Rockport, ME |
| 4 | Bruce Leiter, M.D.Rockport, ME |
| 5 | Simon Trubek, MDSacramento, CA |
| 6 | Diane Pap, MDSacramento, CA |
| 7 | Leroy Adler, M.D.Jenkintown, PA |
| 8 | Paul Capito, MDCharlotte, NC |
| 9 | James Johnson, MDCharlotte, NC |
| 10 | Anita Lipson, MDGladwyne, PA |
| 11 | David Hickey, MDMckinney, TX |
| 12 | Michael Haseman, MDRoseville, CA |
| 13 | Thomas Pounds, M.D.Sacramento, CA |
| 14 | Fabio Almeida, M.D.Roseville, CA |
| 15 | Frederic Conte, M.D.Sacramento, CA |
| 16 | Harold Scheinman, MDMc Kees Rocks, PA |
| 17 | Leonard Freeman, MDBronx, NY |
| 18 | J. Carter, D.O.Birmingham, AL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Nuclear Medicine category.
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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