Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
NUCC 2083B0002X · Preventive Medicine
159 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 37 states · 476th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician ranks 476th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Kentucky leads.
- 159
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 476th
- of 690 specialties
- 515
- state-share HHI
- 73%
- Part D prescriber share
Kentucky is densest per capita (2.8× the national rate; Massachusetts 2.4×); 2.4% of the Preventive Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician (NUCC 2083B0002X; 73% Part D prescribers (116 of 159); avg 1,067 Part D claims/prescriber (131st of 572); Open Payments avg $6K/physician (82nd of 551; 88 paid, $518K total); state-share HHI 515; next-larger headcount neighbor Recreational Therapist Assistant (+3); next-smaller Vehicle Modifications Contractor (-2)).
Next larger: Recreational Therapist Assistant (162) Next smaller: Vehicle Modifications Contractor (157)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 20 |
| 2 | Texas | 14 |
| 3 | New York | 10 |
| 4 | Florida | 9 |
| 5 | Ohio | 9 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 8 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 8 |
| 8 | Missouri | 7 |
Sample Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Martin-Smith, M.D.Shelbyville, IN |
| 2 | Wendy Lin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA |
| 3 | Valerie Sutherland, MDGig Harbor, WA |
| 4 | Kaushal Shah, MDMonroe, NY |
| 5 | Sarah Bodin, MDCharlottesville, VA |
| 6 | Stephen Griffith, MDNew Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 7 | Kenneth Wells, M.D.Akron, OH |
| 8 | Alexander Rabin, MDWareham, MA |
| 9 | Daniel Erdman, MDSaratoga, CA |
| 10 | Matin Nekzad, MDCarterville, IL |
| 11 | Luis Reyes, MDMcallen, TX |
| 12 | Richard Heldt, M.D.Weatherford, TX |
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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