Rheumatology Physician providers in the U.S.
8,054 NPPES records list rheumatology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 2.4 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 6,301 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 207RR0500X means
207RR0500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 8,054 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.
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 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 178
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 97 | 1.9 |
| Alaska | 9 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | 117 | 1.6 |
| Arkansas | 53 | 1.7 |
| California | 926 | 2.4 |
| Colorado | 145 | 2.5 |
| Connecticut | 145 | 4.0 |
| Delaware | 19 | 1.8 |
| District of Columbia | 57 | 8.4 |
| Florida | 494 | 2.2 |
| Georgia | 196 | 1.8 |
| Hawaii | 24 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | 31 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 340 | 2.7 |
| Indiana | 127 | 1.9 |
| Iowa | 57 | 1.8 |
| Kansas | 54 | 1.8 |
| Kentucky | 88 | 1.9 |
| Louisiana | 89 | 1.9 |
| Maine | 26 | 1.9 |
| Maryland | 214 | 3.5 |
| Massachusetts | 343 | 4.9 |
| Michigan | 226 | 2.3 |
| Minnesota | 173 | 3.0 |
| Mississippi | 49 | 1.7 |
| Missouri | 151 | 2.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 20 | 1.8 |
| Nebraska | 46 | 2.3 |
| Nevada | 44 | 1.4 |
| New Hampshire | 58 | 4.1 |
| New Jersey | 253 | 2.7 |
| New Mexico | 49 | 2.3 |
| New York | 599 | 3.1 |
| North Carolina | 234 | 2.2 |
| North Dakota | 11 | 1.4 |
| Ohio | 289 | 2.5 |
| Oklahoma | 69 | 1.7 |
| Oregon | 101 | 2.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 413 | 3.2 |
| Rhode Island | 30 | 2.7 |
| South Carolina | 128 | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 17 | 1.8 |
| Tennessee | 139 | 2.0 |
| Texas | 545 | 1.8 |
| Utah | 65 | 1.9 |
| Vermont | 18 | 2.8 |
| Virginia | 197 | 2.3 |
| Washington | 200 | 2.6 |
| West Virginia | 31 | 1.8 |
| Wisconsin | 154 | 2.6 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 1.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code207RR0500X · Internal Medicine
- Size rank105th of 688 specialties by records (0.11% of all)
- In its family9th of 31 Internal Medicine codes, 2.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers6,301 (78.2% of records)
- Part D claims1,978 a year per prescriber, on average (31st of 496)
- Industry payments4,486 physicians paid $38.3M in 2024, $9K each on average
- Concentration9 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 rheumatology physician records
- James Hensarling, MDFlowood, MS1255334280
- Ghaith Mitri, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1770586828
- Duncan Fagundus, MDGreenville, NC1972506921
- William Brelsford, MD, FACP, FACRAmarillo, TX1770586703
- Thomas Terenzi, DOMiddletown, CT1922001940
- Jeffrey Alloway, MDGreenville, NC1104829332
- David Burack, MDRock Hill, SC1659374882
- James Wilson, M.D.Rock Hill, SC1184627317
- Victor Chen, MDCanton, GA1417950668
- Rosita Stoik, M.D.South Miami, FL1417950551
- John Baldwin, MDBellevue, WA1881697993
- Martin Morell, MDNew Hartford, NY1811990997
- Rashmi Dixit, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA1811990666
- Maria Pasniciuc, MDSyracuse, NY1831192806
- John Griffin, M.D.Portland, OR1316940075
- Charles Durand, M.D.Maryville, TN1275536260
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Rheumatology Physician headcount concentrate?
8,054 Rheumatology Physician NPIs span 52 states; California alone holds 926. Top metros include New York, NY; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA. Nationally this is 105th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Rheumatology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 4,486 Rheumatology Physician physicians totaling $38.3M (253,110 payments; average $9K, 46th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Rheumatology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Rheumatology Physician NPIs, 6,301 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,978 claims and $1.7M drug cost per prescriber; 31st 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.