Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
NUCC 207XS0117X · Orthopaedic Surgery
1,825 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 206th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician ranks 206th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 1,825
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 206th
- of 690 specialties
- 508
- state-share HHI
- 72.9%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (1.9× the national rate; Alaska 1.8×); 5.1% of the Orthopaedic Surgery category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (NUCC 207XS0117X; 72.9% Part D prescribers (1,331 of 1,825); avg 380 Part D claims/prescriber (330th of 572); Open Payments avg $37K/physician (8th of 551; 1,314 paid, $48.3M total); state-share HHI 508; next-larger headcount neighbor Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician (+52); next-smaller Rehabilitation Chiropractor (-2)).
Next larger: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician (1,877) Next smaller: Rehabilitation Chiropractor (1,823)
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
- District of Columbia 1.9× · 1/100k
- Alaska 1.8× · 1/100k
- New Jersey 1.6× · 0.9/100k
- Colorado 1.4× · 0.8/100k
- Vermont 1.4× · 0.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Wisconsin 0.31× · 0.2/100k
- Arkansas 0.42× · 0.2/100k
- New Mexico 0.44× · 0.2/100k
- Puerto Rico 0.46× · 0.2/100k
- West Virginia 0.52× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 252 |
| 2 | Texas | 156 |
| 3 | Florida | 137 |
| 4 | New York | 132 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 82 |
| 6 | Illinois | 69 |
| 7 | Ohio | 59 |
| 8 | Georgia | 51 |
| 9 | Arizona | 49 |
| 10 | Washington | 47 |
| 11 | Colorado | 46 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 44 |
| 13 | Virginia | 43 |
| 14 | Missouri | 41 |
| 15 | Indiana | 40 |
Top Cities for Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 41 |
| 2 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 29 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 21 |
| 4 | SeattleWashington | 21 |
| 5 | LouisvilleKentucky | 20 |
| 6 | DallasTexas | 20 |
| 7 | Saint LouisMissouri | 19 |
| 8 | San DiegoCalifornia | 18 |
| 9 | ChicagoIllinois | 17 |
| 10 | PhoenixArizona | 15 |
| 11 | BaltimoreMaryland | 14 |
| 12 | AustinTexas | 14 |
Sample Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Fuchs, DOFort Myers, FL |
| 2 | Juan Dinkins, DODickson, TN |
| 3 | Paul Alongi, M.D.Huntington Station, NY |
| 4 | Mark Mikles, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 5 | Leonard Nelson, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 6 | Michael Lagrone, M.D.Amarillo, TX |
| 7 | Arnold Schwartz, M.D.Huntington Station, NY |
| 8 | Ki-Hon Lin, MDCarrollton, GA |
| 9 | Robert Shugart, M.D.Fort Wayne, IN |
| 10 | William Stevens, M.D.Phoenix, AZ |
| 11 | James Malcolm, M.D.Marietta, GA |
| 12 | Craig Chebuhar, M.D.Atlanta, GA |
| 13 | Stephen Faust, MDAnnapolis, MD |
| 14 | Douglas Musser, D.O.Boardman, OH |
| 15 | Howard Woodward, M.D.Omaha, NE |
| 16 | Jonathan Fuller, M.D.Omaha, NE |
| 17 | Michael Longley, M.D.Omaha, NE |
| 18 | Eric Phillips, M.D.Omaha, NE |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Orthopaedic Surgery 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
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