Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in the U.S.
3,726 NPPES records list pediatric hematology & oncology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 1.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 300 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2080P0207X means
2080P0207X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 3,726 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pediatrician trained in the combination of pediatrics, hematology and oncology to recognize and manage pediatric blood disorders and cancerous diseases.
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 2080P0207X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 178
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0207X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 45 | 0.9 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 55 | 0.7 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 0.5 |
| California | 417 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | 89 | 1.5 |
| Connecticut | 37 | 1.0 |
| Delaware | 22 | 2.1 |
| District of Columbia | 62 | 9.1 |
| Florida | 163 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | 101 | 0.9 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | 7 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 119 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | 79 | 1.2 |
| Iowa | 30 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 0.7 |
| Maine | 14 | 1.0 |
| Maryland | 93 | 1.5 |
| Massachusetts | 197 | 2.8 |
| Michigan | 102 | 1.0 |
| Minnesota | 77 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | 12 | 0.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 99 | 1.6 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 0.9 |
| Nevada | 20 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | 71 | 0.8 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 0.5 |
| New York | 289 | 1.5 |
| North Carolina | 86 | 0.8 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 1.0 |
| Ohio | 191 | 1.6 |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 0.7 |
| Oregon | 36 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 218 | 1.7 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 1.5 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 0.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 166 | 2.3 |
| Texas | 319 | 1.0 |
| Utah | 34 | 1.0 |
| Vermont | 7 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 51 | 0.6 |
| Washington | 103 | 1.3 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | 67 | 1.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2080P0207X · Pediatrics
- Size rank153rd of 688 specialties by records (0.05% of all)
- In its family3rd of 25 Pediatrics codes, 3.3% of the family
- Part D prescribers300 (8.1% of records)
- Part D claims94 a year per prescriber, on average (351st of 496)
- Industry payments1,215 physicians paid $9.0M in 2024, $7K 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 hematology & oncology physician records
- Merlin Hamre, M.D.Anchorage, AK1841237740
- Brenda Wittman, M.D.Anchorage, AK1255407854
- Shannon Norman, MDAnchorage, AK1982881421
- Frederick Goldman, MDBirmingham, AL1124013826
- Robert Castleberry, M.D.Birmingham, AL1124131289
- Thomas Howard, M.D.Birmingham, AL1336252436
- Kimberly Whelan, M.D.Birmingham, AL1710093026
- Todd Cooper, D.O.Birmingham, AL1205943701
- Julie Wolfson, M.D.Birmingham, AL1548370950
- Lee Hilliard, M.D.Birmingham, AL1417068388
- Smita Bhatia, MDBirmingham, AL1417053935
- Girish Dhall, MDBirmingham, AL1902906050
- Matthew Kutny, MDBirmingham, AL1083761977
- Hilary Haines, M.D.Birmingham, AL1952515538
- Christina Bemrich-Stolz, MDBirmingham, AL1043428485
- Joseph Chewning, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649474651
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician headcount concentrate?
3,726 Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician NPIs span 52 states; California alone holds 417. Top metros include Boston, MA; Houston, TX; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY. Nationally this is 153rd of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1,215 Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician physicians totaling $9.0M (9,782 payments; average $7K, 59th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician NPIs, 300 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 94 claims and $90K drug cost per prescriber; 351st 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.