Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry
NUCC 1223X0400X · Dentist
12,541 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 78th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry ranks 78th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.17% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Massachusetts leads.
- 12,541
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 78th
- of 690 specialties
- 495
- state-share HHI
- 0.8%
- Part D prescriber share
Massachusetts is densest per capita (1.6× the national rate; District of Columbia 1.5×); 4.7% of the Dentist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry (NUCC 1223X0400X; 0.8% Part D prescribers (106 of 12,541); avg 51 Part D claims/prescriber (538th of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (205th of 551; 6,904 paid, $12.0M total); state-share HHI 495; next-larger headcount neighbor Adult Companion (+155); next-smaller Pharmacy Technician (-197)).
Next larger: Adult Companion (12,696) Next smaller: Pharmacy Technician (12,344)
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
- Massachusetts 1.6× · 5.8/100k
- District of Columbia 1.5× · 5.6/100k
- Connecticut 1.4× · 5.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Alaska 0.55× · 2/100k
- Arkansas 0.60× · 2.2/100k
- Delaware 0.63× · 2.3/100k
- Wyoming 0.65× · 2.4/100k
- South Dakota 0.65× · 2.4/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,764 |
| 2 | Texas | 1,065 |
| 3 | New York | 900 |
| 4 | Florida | 716 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 521 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 470 |
| 7 | Ohio | 409 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 403 |
| 9 | Illinois | 392 |
| 10 | Washington | 356 |
| 11 | Virginia | 353 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 333 |
| 13 | Georgia | 312 |
| 14 | Michigan | 300 |
| 15 | Colorado | 299 |
Top Cities for Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 135 |
| 2 | HoustonTexas | 101 |
| 3 | San AntonioTexas | 97 |
| 4 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 84 |
| 5 | BrooklynNew York | 81 |
| 6 | BostonMassachusetts | 78 |
| 7 | DallasTexas | 77 |
| 8 | San DiegoCalifornia | 68 |
| 9 | ChicagoIllinois | 61 |
| 10 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 59 |
| 11 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 59 |
| 12 | SeattleWashington | 56 |
Sample Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bales, DDSNovato, CA |
| 2 | Lisa Howard, DDS, MSScarborough, ME |
| 3 | Gail Schupak, DMDNew York, NY |
| 4 | Penny Mericle, D.M.D, M.S.D.Forty Fort, PA |
| 5 | Radha Krishnan, DMD, MSPrince Frederick, MD |
| 6 | Raphael Schach, DDS, MSLevittown, PA |
| 7 | Steven Graf, DDSScotts Valley, CA |
| 8 | John Tibbetts, D.D.S., M.S.Williamsville, NY |
| 9 | Richard Albright, DDSLancaster, PA |
| 10 | David Wilson, D.M.D., LLCSelinsgrove, PA |
| 11 | Robert Silverstein, DMDSomerset, NJ |
| 12 | Mark McKenna, D.D.S.Morristown, TN |
| 13 | Louis Chmura, D.D.S., M.S.Marshall, MI |
| 14 | Martin Stratemann, DDS, MSNew Braunfels, TX |
| 15 | Paul Kattner, DDS, MSWaukegan, IL |
| 16 | James Hudson, D.M.D.Decatur, IL |
| 17 | Ronald Heiber, DDS, MSLancaster, OH |
| 18 | David Hibl, D.D.S., M.S.Louisville, CO |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Dentist category.
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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
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.