Pediatric Dentistry
NUCC 1223P0221X · Dentist
9,105 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 100th of 690 specialties by headcount.
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
- District of Columbia 2.1× · 5.7/100k
- Connecticut 1.7× · 4.6/100k
- Massachusetts 1.7× · 4.5/100k
- New York 1.5× · 4/100k
- Maryland 1.4× · 3.9/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- West Virginia 0.34× · 0.9/100k
- Maine 0.48× · 1.3/100k
- New Mexico 0.51× · 1.4/100k
- Oklahoma 0.52× · 1.4/100k
- Michigan 0.56× · 1.5/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,170 |
| 2 | Texas | 833 |
| 3 | New York | 788 |
| 4 | Florida | 559 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 356 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 350 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 317 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 277 |
| 9 | Georgia | 263 |
| 10 | Virginia | 262 |
| 11 | Washington | 241 |
| 12 | Maryland | 239 |
| 13 | Ohio | 230 |
| 14 | Colorado | 221 |
| 15 | Illinois | 200 |
Top Cities for Pediatric Dentistry
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 131 |
| 2 | HoustonTexas | 96 |
| 3 | BrooklynNew York | 91 |
| 4 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 89 |
| 5 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 86 |
| 6 | San AntonioTexas | 77 |
| 7 | ChicagoIllinois | 62 |
| 8 | BronxNew York | 60 |
| 9 | DallasTexas | 58 |
| 10 | BostonMassachusetts | 57 |
| 11 | San DiegoCalifornia | 56 |
| 12 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 55 |
Sample Pediatric Dentistry NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Greenberg, D.D.S.New Rochelle, NY |
| 2 | Deepali Bhanot, D.M.D.Germantown, MD |
| 3 | Allen McCorkle, DDSWinchester, VA |
| 4 | Gail Molinari, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.St Clair Shores, MI |
| 5 | Jb Skibinski, DDSSioux Falls, SD |
| 6 | John Guijon, DDSHuntington Beach, CA |
| 7 | D. Strole, D.D.S.Fort Worth, TX |
| 8 | Mark Mutschler, DDS, MSPortland, OR |
| 9 | James Hyde, DDS, MSDArlington, TX |
| 10 | Scott Rowley, DMD, MSDAberdeen, WA |
| 11 | Frederick Swain, D.D.S.Louisville, KY |
| 12 | Jeffrey Ginsberg, D.M.D.Yorktown Heights, NY |
| 13 | Scott Peters, D.M.D.Middletown, NY |
| 14 | Gerald Copeland II, D.M.D.Tampa, FL |
| 15 | Robert Malek, D.D.S.Zanesville, OH |
| 16 | Michael Ewers, D.D.S.Elmhurst, IL |
| 17 | John Smith, D.D.S.Middleburg Heights, OH |
| 18 | Ira Cooper, DMDTeaneck, NJ |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Dentist 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
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.