Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
NUCC 2081P2900X · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1,661 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 212th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician ranks 212th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Delaware leads.
- 1,661
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 212th
- of 690 specialties
- 593
- state-share HHI
- 74.9%
- Part D prescriber share
Delaware is densest per capita (2.2× the national rate; Alaska 1.9×); 8.5% of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician (NUCC 2081P2900X; 74.9% Part D prescribers (1,244 of 1,661); avg 1,399 Part D claims/prescriber (82nd of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (177th of 551; 955 paid, $2.3M total); state-share HHI 593; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (+7); next-smaller Prosthetics Case Management (-5)).
Next larger: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (1,668) Next smaller: Prosthetics Case Management (1,656)
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
- Delaware 2.2× · 1.1/100k
- Alaska 1.9× · 1/100k
- New Jersey 1.8× · 0.9/100k
- New York 1.8× · 0.9/100k
- District of Columbia 1.8× · 0.9/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 245 |
| 2 | New York | 175 |
| 3 | Florida | 150 |
| 4 | Texas | 112 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 84 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 80 |
| 7 | Georgia | 57 |
| 8 | Maryland | 54 |
| 9 | Illinois | 45 |
| 10 | Michigan | 43 |
| 11 | Ohio | 42 |
| 12 | Colorado | 40 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 38 |
| 14 | Arizona | 36 |
| 15 | Washington | 35 |
Top Cities for Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 48 |
| 2 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 22 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 22 |
| 4 | BrooklynNew York | 18 |
| 5 | San DiegoCalifornia | 17 |
| 6 | TampaFlorida | 12 |
| 7 | ChicagoIllinois | 12 |
| 8 | BaltimoreMaryland | 12 |
| 9 | Las VegasNevada | 12 |
| 10 | SacramentoCalifornia | 9 |
| 11 | MiamiFlorida | 9 |
| 12 | AtlantaGeorgia | 9 |
Sample Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Sorensen, M.D.Prescott, AZ |
| 2 | Timothy Pettingell, M.D.Tulsa, OK |
| 3 | Allen Tafel, M.D.Fort Myers, FL |
| 4 | Vincent Thompson, M.D.Philadelphia, PA |
| 5 | David Dowling, M.D.Memphis, TN |
| 6 | Dwayne Patterson, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 7 | Dan Wilcox, M.D.Spokane, WA |
| 8 | Michael Moore, M.D.Walla Walla, WA |
| 9 | Kevin Ladin, M.D.Phoenix, AZ |
| 10 | Stacey Jaff, M.D.Bronx, NY |
| 11 | Stephen O'Neil, M.D.Beaumont, TX |
| 12 | James Devney, D.O.Omaha, NE |
| 13 | Scott Lamb, M.D.Tyler, TX |
| 14 | Dennis Williams, MDEvans, GA |
| 15 | David Grygier, M.D.Pittsfield, MA |
| 16 | Joseph Doerr, M.D.Somerset, MA |
| 17 | Henry Wroblewski, M.D.Livingston, NJ |
| 18 | Cyrus Vosough, M.D.Wayne, NJ |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation category.
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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