Obstetrics Physician

NUCC 207VX0000X · Obstetrics & Gynecology

1,420 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 233rd of 690 specialties by headcount.

1,420
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
54
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
165 providers
$976
Open Pay avg
275th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Obstetrics Physician ranks 233rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident New Mexico leads.

1,420
NPPES providers in specialty
233rd
of 690 specialties
453
state-share HHI
61.1%
Part D prescriber share

New Mexico is densest per capita (2.7× the national rate; Puerto Rico 1.9×); 2.5% of the Obstetrics & Gynecology category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Obstetrics Physician (NUCC 207VX0000X; 61.1% Part D prescribers (868 of 1,420); avg 331 Part D claims/prescriber (359th of 572); Open Payments avg $976/physician (275th of 551; 670 paid, $654K total); state-share HHI 453; next-larger headcount neighbor Prosthetist (+31); next-smaller Gynecologic Oncology Physician (-13)).

Next larger: Prosthetist (1,451) Next smaller: Gynecologic Oncology Physician (1,407)

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

Under-indexed vs national rate

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California165
2New York114
3Texas104
4Florida88
5Georgia62
6Illinois58
7Michigan58
8Pennsylvania53
9North Carolina48
10Virginia48
11Washington47
12Ohio46
13New Jersey35
14Massachusetts27
15Puerto Rico26

Top Cities for Obstetrics Physician

#CityProviders
1New YorkNew York34
2HoustonTexas25
3AtlantaGeorgia20
4AlbuquerqueNew Mexico16
5Los AngelesCalifornia14
6BrooklynNew York13
7MemphisTennessee12
8ChicagoIllinois11
9RochesterMinnesota10
10DallasTexas10
11SeattleWashington10
12PhoenixArizona9

Sample Obstetrics Physician NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#Provider
1John Boll, D.O.Williamsport, PA
2William Black, M.D.Hammond, LA
3Mohsin Ali, M.D.Cerritos, CA
4Darrell Bowyer, M.D.,P.A.Burleson, TX
5Samuel Staggers, M.D.Hammond, LA
6William Beacham, M.D.Hammond, LA
7Mapitiyage Wijesinghe, M.D.Anaheim, CA
8Colleen Murphy, MDNorth Chicago, IL
9Michael Gunzenhaeuser, M.D.Mansfield, OH
10Jaqueline Worth, MDNew York, NY
11Richard Dillon, MDTampa, FL
12David Janowitz, M.D.Houston, TX
13Alice Stek, M.D.Los Angeles, CA
14Barry Fish, M.D.Fairlawn, OH
15Jose Garcia-Vicario, MDPonce, PR
16John Hepler, M.D.Lumberton, NC
17John Murphy, MDBend, OR
18George Bailey, M.D.Jennings, LA

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Obstetrics & Gynecology category.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Obstetrics Physician's mid-pack national roster?
1,420 CMS-registered Obstetrics Physician providers sit across 54 states; California leads with 165. Leading metros: New York, NY; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA; Albuquerque, NM. Rank 233rd of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Obstetrics Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 670 Obstetrics Physician physicians receiving $654K across 6,227 payments (average $976; 275th of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Obstetrics Physician NPIs, 868 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 331 claims and $31K drug cost per prescriber; 359th of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.