Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in the U.S.
93 NPPES records list obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician as their primary taxonomy; Delaware and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 68 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2083B0002X means
2083B0002X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Preventive Medicine, Obesity Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 93 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
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 2083B0002X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Fall River has the most, 4
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2083B0002X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 28 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 | 0.0 |
| California | 9 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| Florida | 5 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 6 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 9 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 4 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 9 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 7 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2083B0002X · Preventive Medicine
- Size rank523rd of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family8th of 10 Preventive Medicine codes, 1.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers68 (73.1% of records)
- Part D claims1,045 a year per prescriber, on average (75th of 496)
- Industry payments40 physicians paid $299K in 2024, $7K each on average
- Concentration7 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 obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician records
- Edward Vo, DOPhoenix, AZ1689196891
- Yousef Maita, DOPhoenix, AZ1932631652
- Reshma Lakhiani, MDLong Beach, CA1346489192
- Jennifer Johnston, FNPCarlsbad, CA1407428089
- Douglas Clements, D.O.Moreno Valley, CA1184038622
- Vicki Ewing, MDAnaheim, CA1306917232
- Patricia Ng, MDAnaheim, CA1982771713
- Cydney Osano, MDBakersfield, CA1154498046
- Brandy Liu, D.O.San Francisco, CA1093150559
- Jason Servatius, N.D.Walnut Creek, CA1063634822
- Daniel Erdman, MDSaratoga, CA1730152208
- George Kohake, MDDenver, CO1295850725
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 93 NPIs list Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician as primary taxonomy across 29 states (peak California, 9). That is 523rd 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 Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 40 paid Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician physicians totaling $299K (799 payments; average $7K, 56th 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 Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPIs, 68 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,045 claims and $222K drug cost per prescriber; 75th 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.