Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician providers in the U.S.
709 NPPES records list plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; Minnesota and Nebraska have the most per resident. 492 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207YX0007X means
207YX0007X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 709 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An otolaryngologist with additional training in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair and neural surgery. The field is diverse and involves a wide age range of patients, from the newborn to the aged. While both cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries are practiced, there are many additional procedures which interface with them.
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 207YX0007X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Rochester has the most, 25
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207YX0007X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 45 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8 | 0.2 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | 27 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 0.4 |
| California | 150 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | 25 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0.4 |
| Florida | 40 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 16 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 20 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 10 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 12 | 0.3 |
| Maine | 4 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 8 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 25 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 29 | 0.5 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 9 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | 4 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 36 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 16 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 9 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 40 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 13 | 0.4 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 20 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207YX0007X · Otolaryngology
- Size rank298th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family4th of 8 Otolaryngology codes, 4.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers492 (69.4% of records)
- Part D claims393 a year per prescriber, on average (197th of 496)
- Industry payments388 physicians paid $564K in 2024, $1K 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 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records
- Dwight Ellerbe, MDAnchorage, AK1992778401
- James Kallman, MDAnchorage, AK1225001399
- Harishanker Jeyarajan, MBBSBirmingham, AL1477911816
- Artemus CoxBirmingham, AL1417990169
- Glenn PetersBirmingham, AL1568494144
- Susan McCammonBirmingham, AL1396821161
- Forest Weir, MDHuntsville, AL1053844738
- Blake Raggio, MDMontgomery, AL1497174189
- John Brown, M.D.Jacksonville, AL1023077781
- Frederick Silver, MDMobile, AL1053350710
- Adam Johnson, MDLittle Rock, AR1043531114
- Emma PanicoLittle Rock, AR1780118125
- Adrian Williamson, MDLittle Rock, AR1003310855
- Deepa Shivnani, MBBS, DNB, ENT, MDLittle Rock, AR1225856966
- Mauricio Moreno Vera, M.D.Little Rock, AR1245466861
- Robert Saadi, M.D.Little Rock, AR1497118855
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician's mid-pack national roster?
709 CMS-registered Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician providers sit across 46 states; California leads with 150. Leading metros: Rochester, MN; Los Angeles, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; San Diego, CA. Rank 298th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 388 Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician physicians receiving $564K across 3,206 payments (average $1K; 188th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician NPIs, 492 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 393 claims and $16K drug cost per prescriber; 197th 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.