Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in the U.S.
3,651 NPPES records list pediatric cardiology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 1.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Delaware have the most per resident. 518 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2080P0202X means
2080P0202X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 3,651 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pediatric cardiologist provides comprehensive care to patients with cardiovascular problems. This specialist is skilled in selecting, performing and evaluating the structural and functional assessment of the heart and blood vessels, and the clinical evaluation of cardiovascular disease.
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 2080P0202X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 113
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0202X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 | 0.6 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 61 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 1.2 |
| California | 363 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | 70 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | 46 | 1.3 |
| Delaware | 27 | 2.6 |
| District of Columbia | 49 | 7.2 |
| Florida | 238 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | 102 | 0.9 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | 8 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 162 | 1.3 |
| Indiana | 50 | 0.7 |
| Iowa | 38 | 1.2 |
| Kansas | 11 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 48 | 1.1 |
| Louisiana | 50 | 1.1 |
| Maine | 15 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | 38 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 129 | 1.8 |
| Michigan | 155 | 1.5 |
| Minnesota | 73 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 0.5 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 123 | 2.0 |
| Montana | 7 | 0.6 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 0.9 |
| Nevada | 20 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 0.7 |
| New Jersey | 59 | 0.6 |
| New Mexico | 16 | 0.8 |
| New York | 246 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | 77 | 0.7 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | 195 | 1.7 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 0.6 |
| Oregon | 35 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 178 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 1.0 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 0.6 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 0.8 |
| Tennessee | 95 | 1.3 |
| Texas | 325 | 1.1 |
| Utah | 53 | 1.6 |
| Vermont | 5 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | 98 | 1.1 |
| Washington | 89 | 1.1 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 1.0 |
| Wisconsin | 72 | 1.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2080P0202X · Pediatrics
- Size rank155th of 688 specialties by records (0.05% of all)
- In its family5th of 25 Pediatrics codes, 3.3% of the family
- Part D prescribers518 (14.2% of records)
- Part D claims74 a year per prescriber, on average (380th of 496)
- Industry payments1,156 physicians paid $3.3M 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 pediatric cardiology physician records
- Norma Allgood, M.D.Elmendorf Afb, AK1669445342
- Cory Noel, M.D.Anchorage, AK1952570418
- Christina Diller, M.D.Anchorage, AK1841429420
- Yung Lau, M.D.Birmingham, AL1033151352
- Robb Romp, M.D.Birmingham, AL1194769448
- William McMahon, M.D.Birmingham, AL1073558458
- Frank Pearce, M.D.Birmingham, AL1285670430
- Walter Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL1902833916
- Edward Colvin, M.D.Birmingham, AL1043248339
- Leslie Rhodes, M.D.Birmingham, AL1083817076
- Camden Hebson, MDBirmingham, AL1457536765
- Mark Law, M.D.Birmingham, AL1780858225
- Waldemar Carlo, M.D.Birmingham, AL1548583883
- Austin Kane, MDBirmingham, AL1114217452
- Ahmed Asfari, MDBirmingham, AL1720361744
- Jacqueline Collins, M.D.Birmingham, AL1821433574
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Pediatric Cardiology Physician headcount concentrate?
3,651 Pediatric Cardiology Physician NPIs span 51 states; California alone holds 363. Top metros include Boston, MA; Houston, TX; New York, NY; Chicago, IL. Nationally this is 155th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Pediatric Cardiology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1,156 Pediatric Cardiology Physician physicians totaling $3.3M (7,662 payments; average $3K, 140th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Pediatric Cardiology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pediatric Cardiology Physician NPIs, 518 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 74 claims and $43K drug cost per prescriber; 380th 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.