Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
NUCC 207XX0004X · Orthopaedic Surgery
699 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 304th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician ranks 304th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident New Hampshire leads.
- 699
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 304th
- of 690 specialties
- 395
- state-share HHI
- 77.1%
- Part D prescriber share
New Hampshire is densest per capita (2.8× the national rate; Montana 2.1×); 1.9% of the Orthopaedic Surgery category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician (NUCC 207XX0004X; 77.1% Part D prescribers (539 of 699); avg 229 Part D claims/prescriber (413th of 572); Open Payments avg $28K/physician (10th of 551; 516 paid, $14.5M total); state-share HHI 395; next-larger headcount neighbor Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist (+12); next-smaller Procedural Dermatology Physician (-8)).
Next larger: Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist (711) Next smaller: Procedural Dermatology Physician (691)
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
- New Hampshire 2.8× · 0.6/100k
- Montana 2.1× · 0.4/100k
- Kansas 1.8× · 0.4/100k
- Washington 1.8× · 0.4/100k
- Connecticut 1.7× · 0.4/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Wisconsin 0.49× · 0.1/100k
- South Carolina 0.54× · 0.1/100k
- Michigan 0.68× · 0.1/100k
- California 0.68× · 0.1/100k
- Georgia 0.70× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 59 |
| 2 | California | 55 |
| 3 | New York | 50 |
| 4 | Florida | 47 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 29 |
| 6 | Washington | 29 |
| 7 | Illinois | 27 |
| 8 | Ohio | 25 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 24 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 21 |
| 11 | Maryland | 20 |
| 12 | Virginia | 19 |
| 13 | Colorado | 18 |
| 14 | Indiana | 18 |
| 15 | Georgia | 16 |
Top Cities for Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 17 |
| 2 | SeattleWashington | 17 |
| 3 | BaltimoreMaryland | 10 |
| 4 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 9 |
| 5 | IndianapolisIndiana | 8 |
| 6 | HoustonTexas | 8 |
| 7 | DenverColorado | 7 |
| 8 | ChicagoIllinois | 7 |
| 9 | DallasTexas | 7 |
| 10 | San AntonioTexas | 7 |
| 11 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 6 |
| 12 | ColumbusOhio | 6 |
Sample Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Boone, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 2 | Edward Holt, MDAnnapolis, MD |
| 3 | James Palumbo, MDEaston, MD |
| 4 | Ronald Smith, M.D.Long Beach, CA |
| 5 | Robert Schoen, M.D.Austin, TX |
| 6 | Nicholas Gates, MDHighland Heights, KY |
| 7 | Gregory Pomeroy, M.D.Portland, ME |
| 8 | John Smoot, M.D.Austin, TX |
| 9 | Thom Tarquinio, M.D.Worcester, MA |
| 10 | Susan Bonar, M.D.Leawood, KS |
| 11 | Hiram Carrasquillo, M.D.Jacksonville, FL |
| 12 | Daniel Farber, MDAllentown, PA |
| 13 | Justin Cashman, MDAnnapolis, MD |
| 14 | Robert Kaye, M.D.Yuma, AZ |
| 15 | Matthew Hammit, M.D.Tomball, TX |
| 16 | Dolfi Herscovici, DOHudson, FL |
| 17 | Michael Clare, MDSarasota, FL |
| 18 | Randall Gall, MDLa Crosse, WI |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Orthopaedic Surgery category.
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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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