Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician providers in the U.S.
993 NPPES records list preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.3 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Colorado have the most per resident. 189 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2083P0500X means
2083P0500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Preventive Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 993 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A preventive medicine physician who specializes in preventive medicine/occupational-environmental medicine, which is focused on protecting the population from occupational and environmental conditions.
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 2083P0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
San Francisco has the most, 19
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2083P0500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 49 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 18 | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 0.2 |
| California | 129 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 42 | 0.7 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 0.5 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 13 | 1.9 |
| Florida | 37 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 50 | 0.5 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 0.5 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 41 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | 21 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 6 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 7 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | 36 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 32 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 37 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 17 | 0.3 |
| Montana | 6 | 0.5 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0.4 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 0.4 |
| New York | 51 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 24 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | 37 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 13 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 34 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 53 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 16 | 0.5 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 27 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 45 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2083P0500X · Preventive Medicine
- Size rank269th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family3rd of 10 Preventive Medicine codes, 14.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers189 (19% of records)
- Part D claims626 a year per prescriber, on average (147th of 496)
- Industry payments71 physicians paid $178K in 2024, $3K each on average
- Concentration10 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 preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician records
- Karen Morrissette, MDCordova, AK1194711457
- Michael Mueller, MD, MPHBirmingham, AL1366572562
- Michael Cloyd, M.D.Birmingham, AL1497841472
- Richard Gilbert, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL1922206895
- Peter Dinh, D.O.Fort Rucker, AL1124255864
- Jerry Daniel, THERAPY DIR.North Little Rock, AR1639294820
- Michelle Ibsen, M.D.North Little Rock, AR1699890749
- Scott Carle, M.D.Little Rock, AR1649365651
- Eric Holifield, THERAPY DIR. IILittle Rock, AR1780709824
- Janan Lane, D.O.Siloam Springs, AR1154449809
- Heidi Roeber, MDPhoenix, AZ1801849567
- Nanette Auriemma, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1609829340
- Ralph Luciani, D.O., M.D.(H)Phoenix, AZ1003091117
- John Schaller, M.D., M.P.H.Phoenix, AZ1093830333
- Joseph Lopez, M.D.Mesa, AZ1982699757
- Alan Ketover, M.D.Paradise Valley, AZ1073732624
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician's mid-pack national roster?
993 CMS-registered Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician providers sit across 50 states; California leads with 129. Leading metros: San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Rochester, MN; Denver, CO. Rank 269th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 71 Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician physicians receiving $178K across 411 payments (average $3K; 150th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician NPIs, 189 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 626 claims and $86K drug cost per prescriber; 147th 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.
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