Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers in the U.S.
359 NPPES records list surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Maine and Kentucky have the most per resident. 221 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2082S0105X means
2082S0105X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 359 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A plastic surgeon with additional training in the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.
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 2082S0105X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Louisville has the most, 11
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2082S0105X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 40 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 5 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 47 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 9 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 23 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 14 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 0.3 |
| Maine | 5 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | 9 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 16 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 13 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 22 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 18 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 39 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 7 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 8 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2082S0105X · Plastic Surgery
- Size rank375th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family2nd of 3 Plastic Surgery codes, 5.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers221 (61.6% of records)
- Part D claims112 a year per prescriber, on average (331st of 496)
- Industry payments221 physicians paid $1.7M in 2024, $8K each on average
- Concentration7 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 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records
- James Kelly, M.D.Fort Smith, AR1144289331
- Joshua Mirrer, MDPhoenix, AZ1881984672
- Ryan Eubanks, D.O.Mesa, AZ1447517040
- Joshua Kelley, M.D.Chandler, AZ1710369756
- Sharon Stanley, MDTucson, AZ1659637023
- Karl Hekimian, M.D.Tucson, AZ1952498768
- Joan Wright, MDLos Angeles, CA1922074954
- Menyoli Malafa, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1972895027
- Brent Pickrell, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1558757245
- Bill Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1669541017
- Sara Guerra, MD, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA1194072777
- Michael Obeng, MDBeverly Hills, CA1407811854
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician's mid-pack national roster?
359 CMS-registered Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers sit across 41 states; California leads with 47. Rank 375th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 221 Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician physicians receiving $1.7M across 1,914 payments (average $8K; 55th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician NPIs, 221 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 112 claims and $4K drug cost per prescriber; 331st 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.