Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
NUCC 207PP0204X · Emergency Medicine
856 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 44 states · 283rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician ranks 283rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident Delaware leads.
- 856
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 283rd
- of 690 specialties
- 548
- state-share HHI
- 13%
- Part D prescriber share
Delaware is densest per capita (10× the national rate; District of Columbia 7×); 1.2% of the Emergency Medicine category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (NUCC 207PP0204X; 13% Part D prescribers (111 of 856); avg 179 Part D claims/prescriber (440th of 572); Open Payments avg $4K/physician (128th of 551; 118 paid, $432K total); state-share HHI 548; next-larger headcount neighbor Infusion Therapy Registered Nurse (+14); next-smaller Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (-17)).
Next larger: Infusion Therapy Registered Nurse (870) Next smaller: Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (839)
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 10× · 2.5/100k
- District of Columbia 7× · 1.8/100k
- Missouri 2.3× · 0.6/100k
- New York 2.3× · 0.6/100k
- Louisiana 2.3× · 0.6/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Washington 0.46× · 0.1/100k
- Wisconsin 0.47× · 0.1/100k
- California 0.55× · 0.1/100k
- Illinois 0.57× · 0.1/100k
- Indiana 0.58× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 112 |
| 2 | Florida | 88 |
| 3 | Texas | 73 |
| 4 | California | 54 |
| 5 | Missouri | 36 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 36 |
| 7 | Georgia | 35 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 34 |
| 9 | Delaware | 26 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 26 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 26 |
| 12 | Virginia | 24 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 23 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 23 |
| 15 | Ohio | 21 |
Top Cities for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiamiFlorida | 28 |
| 2 | New YorkNew York | 27 |
| 3 | AtlantaGeorgia | 26 |
| 4 | WilmingtonDelaware | 25 |
| 5 | MemphisTennessee | 25 |
| 6 | Fort WorthTexas | 23 |
| 7 | New OrleansLouisiana | 19 |
| 8 | BrooklynNew York | 18 |
| 9 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 18 |
| 10 | San AntonioTexas | 16 |
| 11 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 13 |
| 12 | Kansas CityMissouri | 13 |
Sample Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mehrdad Shafa, MDPhoenix, AZ |
| 2 | Helen Miller, MDPortland, OR |
| 3 | Peter Auerbach, MDPortland, OR |
| 4 | Tamara Katy, M.D.Washington, DC |
| 5 | Tara Ryan, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA |
| 6 | Douglas Boertje, MDCharlotte, NC |
| 7 | Barry Gilmore, MDMemphis, TN |
| 8 | John Knepper, MDMemphis, TN |
| 9 | Mindy Longjohn, MDMemphis, TN |
| 10 | Lori Holtzman, MDMemphis, TN |
| 11 | Mary McGinty, MDMemphis, TN |
| 12 | Joseph Pollack, MDMemphis, TN |
| 13 | Jaya Venkataraman, MDGermantown, TN |
| 14 | Amy Hertz, MDMemphis, TN |
| 15 | Tasha Ford, MDMemphis, TN |
| 16 | Tracy Barrett, MDMemphis, TN |
| 17 | Teresa Fritts, MDSouthaven, MS |
| 18 | Keven Cutler, MDColumbia, MO |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Emergency Medicine 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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