Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist

NUCC 103TP0016X · Psychologist

228 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 42 states · 431st of 690 specialties by headcount.

228
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
42
States
with ≥1 NPI
Louisiana
Top state
31 providers
$532
Open Pay avg
351st of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist ranks 431st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Louisiana; per resident Louisiana leads.

228
NPPES providers in specialty
431st
of 690 specialties
576
state-share HHI
29.4%
Part D prescriber share

Louisiana is densest per capita (10.1× the national rate; New Mexico 8.4×); 0.2% of the Psychologist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist (NUCC 103TP0016X; 29.4% Part D prescribers (67 of 228); avg 1,036 Part D claims/prescriber (140th of 572); Open Payments avg $532/physician (351st of 551; 17 paid, $9K total); state-share HHI 576; next-larger headcount neighbor Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (+2); next-smaller Pediatric Sports Medicine Physician (-8)).

Next larger: Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (230) Next smaller: Pediatric Sports Medicine Physician (220)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1Louisiana31
2California27
3New York21
4New Mexico12
5Illinois10
6Pennsylvania9
7Texas9
8Florida8

Sample Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist NPIs

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

#Provider
1John Fidanza, PSY.D.Zachary, LA
2Toni Dollinger, MDHelena, AR
3Kelly Ray, PHD, MPBaton Rouge, LA
4Rosalie Davis, PHD, RXPAlbuquerque, NM
5Samuel Dutton, PH.D., M.P.Jbphh, HI
6Kimberly McGuire, PH.D.West Orange, NJ
7Erich Duchmann, PHD, MPBaton Rouge, LA
8Kent Shinbach, M.D.New York, NY
9James Mash, PHDTaos, NM
10Linda Collings, PH.D., M.P.Mandeville, LA
11Michael Hansen, PSYDChicago, IL
12George Park, PH.D., M.P.Bossier City, LA

Frequently Asked Questions

How should I read Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist's mid-pack national roster?
228 CMS-registered Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist providers sit across 42 states; Louisiana leads with 31. Rank 431st of 690 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 17 Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist physicians receiving $9K across 461 payments (average $532; 351st of 551 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist NPIs, 67 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,036 claims and $140K drug cost per prescriber; 140th 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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