Pediatric Surgery Physician
NUCC 2086S0120X · Surgery
1,155 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 248th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pediatric Surgery Physician ranks 248th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 1,155
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 248th
- of 690 specialties
- 423
- state-share HHI
- 5.9%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (7.8× the national rate; Delaware 2.8×); 2.3% of the Surgery category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pediatric Surgery Physician (NUCC 2086S0120X; 5.9% Part D prescribers (68 of 1,155); avg 259 Part D claims/prescriber (395th of 572); Open Payments avg $7K/physician (63rd of 551; 391 paid, $2.9M total); state-share HHI 423; next-larger headcount neighbor Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (+19); next-smaller Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) (-6)).
Next larger: Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (1,174) Next smaller: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) (1,149)
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 7.8× · 2.7/100k
- Delaware 2.8× · 1/100k
- Maine 2.5× · 0.9/100k
- Missouri 1.9× · 0.6/100k
- Ohio 1.7× · 0.6/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Maryland 0.47× · 0.2/100k
- Nevada 0.55× · 0.2/100k
- North Carolina 0.62× · 0.2/100k
- Oklahoma 0.65× · 0.2/100k
- Washington 0.67× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 100 |
| 2 | California | 99 |
| 3 | Florida | 79 |
| 4 | New York | 78 |
| 5 | Ohio | 70 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 60 |
| 7 | Illinois | 50 |
| 8 | Missouri | 40 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 39 |
| 10 | Michigan | 33 |
| 11 | Georgia | 30 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 30 |
| 13 | Virginia | 27 |
| 14 | Arizona | 26 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 23 |
Top Cities for Pediatric Surgery Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChicagoIllinois | 34 |
| 2 | New YorkNew York | 32 |
| 3 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 29 |
| 4 | ColumbusOhio | 23 |
| 5 | BostonMassachusetts | 22 |
| 6 | Saint LouisMissouri | 22 |
| 7 | CincinnatiOhio | 22 |
| 8 | HoustonTexas | 20 |
| 9 | San AntonioTexas | 20 |
| 10 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 18 |
| 11 | WashingtonDistrict of Columbia | 18 |
| 12 | AtlantaGeorgia | 17 |
Sample Pediatric Surgery Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Davidoff, MDMemphis, TN |
| 2 | Deborah Albert, M.D.Charleston, WV |
| 3 | Stephen Shochat, MDMemphis, TN |
| 4 | Luis Martinez-Frontanilla, M.D.Tampa, FL |
| 5 | Ivan Figueroa-Otero, MDSan Juan, PR |
| 6 | Michael Curci, M.D.Portland, ME |
| 7 | Baird Mallory, MDPortland, ME |
| 8 | Charles Baldwin, M.D.San Antonio, TX |
| 9 | Thomas Hamilton, M.D.Boston, MA |
| 10 | Domingo Alvear, MDLemoyne, PA |
| 11 | Margaret Olsen, M.D.Sylvania, OH |
| 12 | Don Nakayama, MDPensacola, FL |
| 13 | Mary Fallat, M.D.Louisville, KY |
| 14 | Sheldon Bond, M.D.Louisville, KY |
| 15 | Hirikati Nagaraj, M.D.Cleveland, OH |
| 16 | Arlet Kurkchubasche, MDProvidence, RI |
| 17 | Francois Luks, MDProvidence, RI |
| 18 | David Foley, M.D.Louisville, KY |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Surgery 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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