Pediatric Dentistry

NUCC 1223P0221X · Dentist

9,105 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 100th of 690 specialties by headcount.

9,105
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
54
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
1,170 providers
$473
Open Pay avg
369th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Pediatric Dentistry ranks 100th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.12% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.

9,105
NPPES providers in specialty
100th
of 690 specialties
498
state-share HHI
2.7%
Part D prescriber share

District of Columbia is densest per capita (2.1× the national rate; Connecticut 1.7×); 3.4% of the Dentist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Pediatric Dentistry (NUCC 1223P0221X; 2.7% Part D prescribers (246 of 9,105); avg 32 Part D claims/prescriber (549th of 572); Open Payments avg $473/physician (369th of 551; 2,103 paid, $994K total); state-share HHI 498; next-larger headcount neighbor Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (+29); next-smaller Contractor (-311)).

Next larger: Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (9,134) Next smaller: Contractor (8,794)

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

Under-indexed vs national rate

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California1,170
2Texas833
3New York788
4Florida559
5Pennsylvania356
6New Jersey350
7Massachusetts317
8North Carolina277
9Georgia263
10Virginia262
11Washington241
12Maryland239
13Ohio230
14Colorado221
15Illinois200

Top Cities for Pediatric Dentistry

#CityProviders
1New YorkNew York131
2HoustonTexas96
3BrooklynNew York91
4Los AngelesCalifornia89
5PhiladelphiaPennsylvania86
6San AntonioTexas77
7ChicagoIllinois62
8BronxNew York60
9DallasTexas58
10BostonMassachusetts57
11San DiegoCalifornia56
12San FranciscoCalifornia55

Sample Pediatric Dentistry NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#Provider
1Allen Greenberg, D.D.S.New Rochelle, NY
2Deepali Bhanot, D.M.D.Germantown, MD
3Allen McCorkle, DDSWinchester, VA
4Gail Molinari, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.St Clair Shores, MI
5Jb Skibinski, DDSSioux Falls, SD
6John Guijon, DDSHuntington Beach, CA
7D. Strole, D.D.S.Fort Worth, TX
8Mark Mutschler, DDS, MSPortland, OR
9James Hyde, DDS, MSDArlington, TX
10Scott Rowley, DMD, MSDAberdeen, WA
11Frederick Swain, D.D.S.Louisville, KY
12Jeffrey Ginsberg, D.M.D.Yorktown Heights, NY
13Scott Peters, D.M.D.Middletown, NY
14Gerald Copeland II, D.M.D.Tampa, FL
15Robert Malek, D.D.S.Zanesville, OH
16Michael Ewers, D.D.S.Elmhurst, IL
17John Smith, D.D.S.Middleburg Heights, OH
18Ira Cooper, DMDTeaneck, NJ

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Dentist category.

Compare Pediatric Dentistry vs General Practice Dentistry →

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the large Pediatric Dentistry headcount concentrate?
9,105 Pediatric Dentistry NPIs span 54 states; California alone holds 1,170. Top metros include New York, NY; Houston, TX; Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles, CA. Nationally this is 100th of 690 NUCC codes.
How large is Pediatric Dentistry's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2,103 Pediatric Dentistry physicians totaling $994K (4,468 payments; average $473, 369th of 551). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Pediatric Dentistry Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pediatric Dentistry NPIs, 246 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 32 claims and $677 drug cost per prescriber; 549th of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.