Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in the U.S.
24,923 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician as their primary taxonomy, about 7.4 per 100,000 residents; Wyoming and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 16,516 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207X00000X means
207X00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Orthopaedic Surgery, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 24,923 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
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 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 316
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 340 | 6.7 |
| Alaska | 83 | 11.3 |
| Arizona | 462 | 6.2 |
| Arkansas | 205 | 6.7 |
| California | 2,276 | 5.8 |
| Colorado | 471 | 8.0 |
| Connecticut | 348 | 9.6 |
| Delaware | 76 | 7.4 |
| District of Columbia | 60 | 8.8 |
| Florida | 1,470 | 6.5 |
| Georgia | 753 | 6.8 |
| Hawaii | 107 | 7.5 |
| Idaho | 162 | 8.2 |
| Illinois | 995 | 7.9 |
| Indiana | 491 | 7.2 |
| Iowa | 257 | 8.0 |
| Kansas | 226 | 7.7 |
| Kentucky | 364 | 8.0 |
| Louisiana | 336 | 7.3 |
| Maine | 165 | 11.8 |
| Maryland | 457 | 7.4 |
| Massachusetts | 692 | 9.9 |
| Michigan | 962 | 9.6 |
| Minnesota | 647 | 11.3 |
| Mississippi | 197 | 6.7 |
| Missouri | 514 | 8.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 105 | 9.3 |
| Nebraska | 177 | 8.9 |
| Nevada | 164 | 5.1 |
| New Hampshire | 174 | 12.4 |
| New Jersey | 690 | 7.4 |
| New Mexico | 141 | 6.7 |
| New York | 1,339 | 6.8 |
| North Carolina | 977 | 9.0 |
| North Dakota | 74 | 9.4 |
| Ohio | 921 | 7.8 |
| Oklahoma | 302 | 7.4 |
| Oregon | 335 | 7.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,253 | 9.7 |
| Rhode Island | 138 | 12.6 |
| South Carolina | 365 | 6.8 |
| South Dakota | 113 | 12.3 |
| Tennessee | 467 | 6.6 |
| Texas | 1,514 | 5.0 |
| Utah | 266 | 7.8 |
| Vermont | 52 | 8.0 |
| Virginia | 586 | 6.8 |
| Washington | 656 | 8.4 |
| West Virginia | 126 | 7.1 |
| Wisconsin | 656 | 11.1 |
| Wyoming | 91 | 15.6 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207X00000X · Orthopaedic Surgery
- Size rank54th of 688 specialties by records (0.34% of all)
- In its family1st of 8 Orthopaedic Surgery codes, 66.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers16,516 (66.3% of records)
- Part D claims346 a year per prescriber, on average (213th of 496)
- Industry payments15,003 physicians paid $345.4M in 2024, $23K each on average
- Concentration11 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 orthopaedic surgery physician records
- Mark Caylor, MDAnchorage, AK1740289222
- Stephen Tower, MDAnchorage, AK1710915962
- Jason Gray, M.D.Anchorage, AK1255691671
- Matthew Riedesel, M.D.Jber, AK1083603732
- Dennis Bond, MDElmendorf Afb, AK1538159678
- Colleen McBratney, MDElmendorf Afb, AK1912982448
- Andrew Cornelius, M.D.Jber, AK1447426424
- John Wuellner, M.D.Jber, AK1710241567
- John Stacey, D.O.Anchorage, AK1285070474
- Andrew Shacklett, M.D.Anchorage, AK1114366820
- Claudia Thomas, MDJber, AK1538588629
- Alexander ChaseJber, AK1891374450
- Michael Geitz, MDAnchorage, AK1386616027
- Douglas Prevost, M.D.Anchorage, AK1952376022
- Doug Vermillion, MDAnchorage, AK1336114388
- Loren Jensen, MDAnchorage, AK1003884321
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Orthopaedic Surgery Physician headcount concentrate?
24,923 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPIs span 56 states; California alone holds 2,276. Top metros include New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA. Nationally this is 54th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 15,003 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician physicians totaling $345.4M (208,914 payments; average $23K, 14th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPIs, 16,516 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 346 claims and $6K drug cost per prescriber; 213th 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.