NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nuclear Radiology Physician in Virginia

10 NPPES records list nuclear radiology physician with a practice address in Virginia, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 24th highest rate of 44. Richmond and Charlottesville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Virginia license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2085N0904X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Richmond has the most, 4

  1. Richmond4
  2. Charlottesville3
  3. Luray1
  4. Portsmouth1
  5. Roanoke1

Nuclear Radiology Physician records in Virginia

  1. Prem Batchala, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081831641455
  2. David Earl-Graef, MDRoanoke, VA 240141417955261
  3. Paul Jolles, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981366536815
  4. Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081154398642
  5. Karen Kurdziel, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981396838017
  6. Vasundhara Raval, M.D.Richmond, VA 232351699728568
  7. Robert Sefczek, M.D.Luray, VA 228351376553982
  8. Colin Young, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081356660286
  9. James Zelenak, M.D.Richmond, VA 232351295777241
  10. Jiefu Zheng, M.D., PH.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081417242769

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2085N0904X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Virginia ranks 24 of 44 per resident

  1. Wisconsin0.1
  2. Illinois0.1
  3. Tennessee0.1
  4. Virginia0.1
  5. North Carolina0.1
  6. Florida0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2085N0904X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

40.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 58.4% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Virginia40.0%
  2. United States58.4%

Nuclear Radiology Physician records in Virginia, measured

  • In a Medicare file4 of 10 · 40.0% here, 58.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3 · 30.0% here, 51.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more8 · 80.0% here, 58.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2085N0904X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

10 NPPES records list nuclear radiology physician (2085N0904X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Virginia: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Richmond has 4 of them (40%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Minnesota11
  2. Georgia12
  3. Missouri12
  4. North Carolina12

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida0.1
  2. Illinois0.1
  3. Texas0.1
  4. California0.2

The largest states

  1. California64
  2. New York37
  3. Texas27
  4. Florida25
  5. Pennsylvania24

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.