Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers in the U.S.
1,524 NPPES records list pediatric infectious diseases physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.5 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 111 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2080P0208X means
2080P0208X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 1,524 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. This specialist can apply specific knowledge to affect a better outcome for pediatric infections with complicated courses, underlying diseases that predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, uncommon diseases and complex or investigational treatments.
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 2080P0208X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 70
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0208X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 49 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 19 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 16 | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 13 | 0.4 |
| California | 161 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | 35 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 0.7 |
| Delaware | 9 | 0.9 |
| District of Columbia | 35 | 5.2 |
| Florida | 59 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 42 | 0.4 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 0.6 |
| Idaho | 5 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | 46 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | 24 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 12 | 0.4 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 0.4 |
| Maine | 5 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | 36 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 86 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | 35 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 0.5 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 0.2 |
| Missouri | 55 | 0.9 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | 7 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 38 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0.1 |
| New York | 120 | 0.6 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 82 | 0.7 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 14 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 83 | 0.6 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 0.3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 58 | 0.8 |
| Texas | 106 | 0.3 |
| Utah | 16 | 0.5 |
| Vermont | 3 | 0.5 |
| Virginia | 33 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 46 | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 0.4 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2080P0208X · Pediatrics
- Size rank230th of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- In its family11th of 25 Pediatrics codes, 1.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers111 (7.3% of records)
- Part D claims165 a year per prescriber, on average (302nd of 496)
- Industry payments294 physicians paid $2.7M in 2024, $9K each on average
- Concentration9 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 infectious diseases physician records
- Claudette Lapage Poole, MDBirmingham, AL1699777318
- Sergio Stagno, M.D.Birmingham, AL1396783825
- Robert Pass, M.D.Birmingham, AL1508804063
- David Kimberlin, M.D.Birmingham, AL1699716399
- Shannon Ross, M.D.Birmingham, AL1598707267
- William Britt, M.D.Birmingham, AL1689618530
- Craig Wilson, M.D.Birmingham, AL1174568133
- Marilyn Crain, M.D.Birmingham, AL1295771988
- Richard Whitley, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649287871
- Susan Hutto, M.D.Birmingham, AL1518071968
- Stephen Obaro, M.D.Birmingham, AL1982800132
- Swetha Geetha Pinninti, M.DBirmingham, AL1992960330
- Nour HasanBirmingham, AL1114302452
- Maria Rueda Altez, MDBirmingham, AL1992225213
- Jerry Eller, M.D.Livingston, AL1184606501
- Mary Mancao, MDMobile, AL1578517637
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician headcount concentrate?
1,524 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician NPIs span 50 states; California alone holds 161. Top metros include Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; Seattle, WA. Nationally this is 230th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 294 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician physicians totaling $2.7M (1,949 payments; average $9K, 43rd of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician NPIs, 111 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 165 claims and $107K drug cost per prescriber; 302nd 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.
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