Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery)

NUCC 2086P0122X · Surgery

2 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 2 states · 686th of 690 specialties by headcount.

2
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
2
States
with ≥1 NPI
Massachusetts
Top state
1 providers
$2K
Open Pay avg
176th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) ranks 686th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Massachusetts.

2
NPPES providers in specialty
686th
of 690 specialties
5000
state-share HHI
50%
Part D prescriber share

1 state hold half of this specialty's national roster; 0% of the Surgery category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) (NUCC 2086P0122X; 50% Part D prescribers (1 of 2); avg 47 Part D claims/prescriber (541st of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (176th of 551; 1 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 5,000; next-larger headcount neighbor Diabetology (Family Medicine) Physician (+1); next-smaller Hemapheresis Practitioner (-1)).

Next larger: Diabetology (Family Medicine) Physician (3) Next smaller: Hemapheresis Practitioner (1)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1Massachusetts1
2Texas1

Sample Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) NPIs

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

#Provider
1Henry Lin, M.D.Stoughton, MA
2Stacey Moore, M.D.Houston, TX

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 2 NPIs list Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) as primary taxonomy across 2 states (peak Massachusetts, 1). That is 686th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 paid Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) physicians totaling $2K (8 payments; average $2K, 176th of 551 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 47 claims and $1K drug cost per prescriber; 541st 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

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