Psychiatry Physician providers in the U.S.
58,027 NPPES records list psychiatry physician as their primary taxonomy, about 17 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 35,054 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2084P0800X means
2084P0800X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 58,027 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders and adjustment disorders. Biologic, psychological, and social components of illnesses are explored and understood in treatment of the whole person. Tools used may include diagnostic laboratory tests, prescribed medications, evaluation and treatment of psychological and interpersonal problems with individuals and families, and intervention for coping with stress, crises, and other problems.
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 2084P0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 2,604
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084P0800X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 517 | 10 |
| Alaska | 122 | 17 |
| Arizona | 942 | 13 |
| Arkansas | 329 | 11 |
| California | 8,673 | 22 |
| Colorado | 990 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 1,174 | 33 |
| Delaware | 162 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 474 | 70 |
| Florida | 2,744 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1,291 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 331 | 23 |
| Idaho | 164 | 8 |
| Illinois | 2,147 | 17 |
| Indiana | 672 | 10 |
| Iowa | 398 | 12 |
| Kansas | 410 | 14 |
| Kentucky | 503 | 11 |
| Louisiana | 583 | 13 |
| Maine | 326 | 23 |
| Maryland | 1,451 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 2,736 | 39 |
| Michigan | 1,729 | 17 |
| Minnesota | 974 | 17 |
| Mississippi | 272 | 9 |
| Missouri | 965 | 16 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 156 | 14 |
| Nebraska | 260 | 13 |
| Nevada | 316 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 263 | 19 |
| New Jersey | 1,520 | 16 |
| New Mexico | 300 | 14 |
| New York | 6,589 | 34 |
| North Carolina | 1,725 | 16 |
| North Dakota | 108 | 14 |
| Ohio | 1,587 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 463 | 11 |
| Oregon | 764 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,662 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 383 | 35 |
| South Carolina | 891 | 17 |
| South Dakota | 112 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 731 | 10 |
| Texas | 3,318 | 11 |
| Utah | 373 | 11 |
| Vermont | 203 | 31 |
| Virginia | 1,395 | 16 |
| Washington | 1,195 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 238 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 929 | 16 |
| Wyoming | 46 | 8 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2084P0800X · Psychiatry & Neurology
- Size rank37th of 688 specialties by records (0.79% of all)
- In its family1st of 23 Psychiatry & Neurology codes, 59.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers35,054 (60.4% of records)
- Part D claims1,000 a year per prescriber, on average (79th of 496)
- Industry payments13,693 physicians paid $67.8M in 2024, $5K 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 psychiatry physician records
- Robert Todd, M.D.Louisville, KY1770586711
- Adrian Pellegrini, M.D.Louisville, KY1063415099
- Sheila Roberts, MDLouisville, KY1588667505
- Michael Kabar, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA1023011038
- Kenneth Terkelsen, M.D.Mashpee, MA1336142504
- Paul Hill, M.D.Memphis, TN1740283910
- Christopher Kauffman, M.D.Fort Myers, FL1720081987
- Charles Lane, MDHot Springs, AR1427051663
- Daniel Pistone, M.D.Palm Springs, CA1962405084
- Michael Jenkins, M.D.Amarillo, TX1912900028
- Fernando Bendfeldt, M.D.Johnson City, TN1205830536
- Michael Ferguson, M.D.Ventura, CA1770586851
- Daniel Boyd, M.D.Memphis, TN1891798989
- Kelly Butler, MDConcord, NC1518960681
- Daniel Willis, M.D.Amherst, NY1245233006
- Maria Nickolova, M.D.Amherst, NY1093718819
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Psychiatry Physician headcount concentrate?
58,027 Psychiatry Physician NPIs span 56 states; California alone holds 8,673. Top metros include New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL. Nationally this is 37th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Psychiatry Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 13,693 Psychiatry Physician physicians totaling $67.8M (327,050 payments; average $5K, 88th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Psychiatry Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Psychiatry Physician NPIs, 35,054 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,000 claims and $125K drug cost per prescriber; 79th 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.