Pain Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
1,264 NPPES records list pain medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.4 per 100,000 residents; Delaware and Nevada have the most per resident. 944 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 208VP0000X means
208VP0000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 1,264 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Pain Medicine is a primary medical specialty based on a distinct body of knowledge and a well-defined scope of clinical practice that is founded on science, research and education. It is concerned with the study of pain, the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. A comprehensive evaluation incorporates the physical, psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural contributions to pain. The treatment protocol may include pharmacological, invasive, behavioral, cognitive, rehabilitative and complementary strategies provided in a concurrent focused and patient specific manner. The pain medicine physician often serves the patient as a frontline physician regarding their pain, but also may serve as a consultant to other physicians, direct an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary treatment team, conduct research, or advocate for the patient's pain care with public and private agencies. The Pain Medicine physician may work in variety of settings including office, clinic, hospital, university, or governmental/public agencies.
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 208VP0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Houston has the most, 23
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208VP0000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 15 | 0.3 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 57 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 0.2 |
| California | 140 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | 12 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 0.3 |
| Delaware | 10 | 1.0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 117 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | 51 | 0.5 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 8 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 30 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 28 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 9 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | 14 | 0.3 |
| Maine | 4 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 19 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 31 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 25 | 0.4 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 0.2 |
| Missouri | 12 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | 29 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 45 | 0.5 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 66 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 52 | 0.5 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | 56 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 13 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 0.3 |
| Texas | 115 | 0.4 |
| Utah | 10 | 0.3 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 25 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 25 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 0.4 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code208VP0000X · Pain Medicine
- Size rank247th of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- In its family2nd of 2 Pain Medicine codes, 32.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers944 (74.7% of records)
- Part D claims2,095 a year per prescriber, on average (30th of 496)
- Industry payments769 physicians paid $2.6M in 2024, $3K each on average
- Concentration8 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 pain medicine physician records
- Leon Chandler, MDAnchorage, AK1073593315
- Casandra Mysior, MDAnchorage, AK1730319039
- Stephen Markewich, MDWasilla, AK1295959823
- Reginald Smith, MDMoody, AL1700877719
- David Mulkey, MDCullman, AL1396206314
- Gaylyn Horne, MDPell City, AL1750331542
- Lisa Columbia, M.D.Birmingham, AL1629051495
- Samuel Beenken, MDBirmingham, AL1801830815
- Sandra Durham, M.D.Birmingham, AL1487794301
- Richard Thomason, MDTuscaloosa, AL1396951596
- Mark Murphy, M.DDecatur, AL1326019712
- Marcheta Parker, M.D.Huntsville, AL1164447835
- Danny Sailsbury, DOGadsden, AL1841345808
- Casey Long, M.D.Montgomery, AL1609284751
- Jimmy Hankins, D.O.Foley, AL1013924232
- Aliya Lundy, PA-CFoley, AL1417786005
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Pain Medicine Physician's mid-pack national roster?
1,264 CMS-registered Pain Medicine Physician providers sit across 52 states; California leads with 140. Leading metros: Houston, TX; Jacksonville, FL; San Antonio, TX; Las Vegas, NV. Rank 247th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Pain Medicine Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 769 Pain Medicine Physician physicians receiving $2.6M across 21,312 payments (average $3K; 127th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Pain Medicine Physician NPIs, 944 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 2,095 claims and $126K drug cost per prescriber; 30th 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.