Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
457 NPPES records list pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Delaware have the most per resident. 94 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2081P0010X means
2081P0010X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 457 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A physiatrist who utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments including related or secondary medical, physical, functional, psychosocial and vocational limitations or conditions, with an understanding of the life course of disability. This physician is trained in the identification of functional capabilities and selection of the best of rehabilitation intervention strategies, with an understanding of the continuum of care.
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 2081P0010X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Houston has the most, 19
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2081P0010X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 41 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 10 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 9 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 21 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 21 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 34 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 5 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 53 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 3 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 18 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2081P0010X · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Size rank347th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family4th of 8 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation codes, 2.3% of the family
- Part D prescribers94 (20.6% of records)
- Part D claims123 a year per prescriber, on average (324th of 496)
- Industry payments112 physicians paid $223K in 2024, $2K 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 rehabilitation medicine physician records
- Richard Davis, M.D.Birmingham, AL1063503175
- Erin Swanson-Kimani, M.D.Birmingham, AL1407172661
- Kelli Chaviano, D.O.Birmingham, AL1750795209
- Vikki Stefans, M.D.Little Rock, AR1841395423
- Esther Tompkins, DOLittle Rock, AR1114017613
- Laura Hobart-Porter, DOLittle Rock, AR1386765352
- Robert LeagueJonesboro, AR1598589475
- Jamisen GaunttBono, AR1114807088
- Shandy Toland, PTRussellville, AR1487695839
- Sara Whitlock, PTRussellville, AR1487698916
- Michael HendersonPhoenix, AZ1639901374
- Jennifer Baluyut, LPTPhoenix, AZ1497944086
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician's mid-pack national roster?
457 CMS-registered Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician providers sit across 42 states; Texas leads with 53. Rank 347th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 112 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician physicians receiving $223K across 396 payments (average $2K; 164th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician NPIs, 94 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 123 claims and $32K drug cost per prescriber; 324th 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.