Ph.D. Medical Genetics

NUCC 170100000X · Medical Genetics, Ph.D. Medical Genetics

354 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 46 states · 383rd of 690 specialties by headcount.

354
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
46
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
60 providers
$5K
Open Pay avg
89th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Ph.D. Medical Genetics ranks 383rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Puerto Rico leads.

354
NPPES providers in specialty
383rd
of 690 specialties
608
state-share HHI
13.6%
Part D prescriber share

Puerto Rico is densest per capita (6.6× the national rate; Connecticut 2.9×); 100% of the Medical Genetics, Ph.D. Medical Genetics category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Ph.D. Medical Genetics (NUCC 170100000X; 13.6% Part D prescribers (48 of 354); avg 1,029 Part D claims/prescriber (142nd of 572); Open Payments avg $5K/physician (89th of 551; 31 paid, $159K total); state-share HHI 608; next-larger headcount neighbor Internist Chiropractor (+6); next-smaller Neuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician (-1)).

Next larger: Internist Chiropractor (360) Next smaller: Neuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician (353)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California60
2New York31
3Florida23
4Puerto Rico22
5Massachusetts15
6North Carolina15
7Maryland14
8Texas14

Sample Ph.D. Medical Genetics NPIs

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

#Provider
1Myra Hall, M.D.Aberdeen, NC
2Moon Choi - Chung, MDSylva, NC
3Mary Paul, M.D.Kalaheo, HI
4Helga Toriello, PHDGrand Rapids, MI
5Ellen Knell, PHDPasadena, CA
6Douglas Smih, MDDelray Beach, FL
7Walter Gardiner, M.D.Christiansted, VI
8Susan Kaweski, M.D., F.A.C.S.La Mesa, CA
9Araceli Rivera-Serrano, M.DMayaguez, PR
10Antonio Gonzalez, M.D.Carolina, PR
11Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.Pocomoke, MD
12Karen Phillips, PHDChapel Hill, NC

Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Ph.D. Medical Genetics's mid-pack national roster?
354 CMS-registered Ph.D. Medical Genetics providers sit across 46 states; California leads with 60. Rank 383rd of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Ph.D. Medical Genetics show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 31 Ph.D. Medical Genetics physicians receiving $159K across 512 payments (average $5K; 89th of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Ph.D. Medical Genetics NPIs, 48 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,029 claims and $137K drug cost per prescriber; 142nd of 572 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 2026-08-27.