Pediatrics Physician

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

NUCC 208000000X · Pediatrics

80,576 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 56 states · 26th of 690 specialties by headcount.

80,576

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

California

Top state

9,954 providers

$1K

Open Pay avg

244th of 552 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Pediatrics Physician ranks 26th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (1.14% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.

80,576
NPPES providers in specialty: 26th
of 690 specialties: 452
state-share HHI: 10.4%
Part D prescriber share

District of Columbia is densest per capita (3.6× the national rate; Massachusetts 1.8×); 75.6% of the Pediatrics category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Pediatrics Physician (NUCC 208000000X; 10.4% Part D prescribers (8,394 of 80,576); avg 762 Part D claims/prescriber (203rd of 567); Open Payments avg $1K/physician (244th of 552; 23,425 paid, $28.3M total); state-share HHI 452; next-larger headcount neighbor Personal Care Attendant (+2,109); next-smaller Licensed Practical Nurse (-8,904)).

Next larger: Personal Care Attendant (82,685) Next smaller: Licensed Practical Nurse (71,672)

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 3.6× · 85.9/100k
Massachusetts 1.8× · 43.3/100k
Missouri 1.4× · 34.2/100k
Rhode Island 1.4× · 34/100k

Under-indexed vs national rate

Guam 0.44× · 10.4/100k
Idaho 0.47× · 11.2/100k
Virgin Islands 0.48× · 11.5/100k
Wyoming 0.50× · 12/100k
Nevada 0.54× · 12.8/100k

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	California	9,954	12.4%
2	Texas	6,039	7.5%
3	New York	5,959	7.4%
4	Florida	4,191	5.2%
5	Pennsylvania	3,886	4.8%
6	Illinois	3,278	4.1%
7	Ohio	3,072	3.8%
8	Massachusetts	3,031	3.8%
9	Michigan	2,509	3.1%
10	North Carolina	2,419	3.0%
11	Georgia	2,255	2.8%
12	New Jersey	2,210	2.7%
13	Missouri	2,117	2.6%
14	Virginia	2,015	2.5%
15	Maryland	1,949	2.4%

Top Cities for Pediatrics Physician

#	City	Providers
1	PhiladelphiaPennsylvania	1,581
2	HoustonTexas	1,219
3	ChicagoIllinois	1,202
4	BostonMassachusetts	1,166
5	New YorkNew York	1,085
6	Los AngelesCalifornia	969
7	Saint LouisMissouri	855
8	SeattleWashington	730
9	BrooklynNew York	720
10	Palo AltoCalifornia	664
11	San DiegoCalifornia	659
12	BronxNew York	621

Sample Pediatrics Physician NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#	Provider	State
1	Bin Sung, M. D.Fulshear, TX	Texas
2	Jon Dubose, MDTarboro, NC	North Carolina
3	Maurice Allgeier, MDLouisville, KY	Kentucky
4	Rhonda Buttleman, MDLouisville, KY	Kentucky
5	Barry Zallen, M.D.Boston, MA	Massachusetts
6	Ewa Hansen, MDToledo, OH	Ohio
7	Steven Kamber, MDLouisville, KY	Kentucky
8	Saralyn Vogel, MDDanville, PA	Pennsylvania
9	Sheela BhatPittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania
10	Jana Myers, M.D.Miami, FL	Florida
11	Kimberly Gordon, MDPittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania
12	Martha John, MDPittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania
13	Arpine Tacvorian, M.D.Las Vegas, NV	Nevada
14	Mark KoenigPittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania
15	Mary Boyle, MDNatrona Heights, PA	Pennsylvania
16	Lorraine ChesekNatrona Heights, PA	Pennsylvania
17	Alice Gibson, MDNatrona Heights, PA	Pennsylvania
18	Elissa Atlas, M.D.Missouri City, TX	Texas

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Pediatrics category.

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5,603 providers

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2,584 providers

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician

2,574 providers

Pediatric Cardiology Physician

2,558 providers

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician

2,268 providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Pediatrics Physician providers are in the US?

There are 80,576 Pediatrics Physician providers registered in the CMS NPPES database across 56 US states and territories. California has the most with 9,954 providers. Leading metros include Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA. Among 690 NUCC specialties, this code ranks 26th by headcount.

Do Pediatrics Physician clinicians appear in Open Payments?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 23,425 Pediatrics Physician physicians receiving industry payments totaling $28.3M (175,733 payments; average $1K per paid physician, 244th of 552 specialties by average). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?

Among Pediatrics Physician NPIs, 8,394 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 762 claims and $109K drug cost per prescriber; 203rd of 567 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.

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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.