Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
NUCC 2086S0105X · Surgery
411 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 45 states · 357th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician ranks 357th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Kentucky leads.
- 411
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 357th
- of 690 specialties
- 510
- state-share HHI
- 65.7%
- Part D prescriber share
Kentucky is densest per capita (4.2× the national rate; Missouri 2.8×); 0.8% of the Surgery category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician (NUCC 2086S0105X; 65.7% Part D prescribers (270 of 411); avg 179 Part D claims/prescriber (440th of 572); Open Payments avg $4K/physician (109th of 551; 242 paid, $1.0M total); state-share HHI 510; next-larger headcount neighbor Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian (+4); next-smaller Pediatric Pharmacist (-1)).
Next larger: Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian (415) Next smaller: Pediatric Pharmacist (410)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 44 |
| 2 | Texas | 43 |
| 3 | Michigan | 31 |
| 4 | Florida | 27 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 23 |
| 6 | New York | 23 |
| 7 | Missouri | 21 |
| 8 | Illinois | 15 |
Sample Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Tuttle, MDRaleigh, NC |
| 2 | Mark Lemel, MDBrevard, NC |
| 3 | Kenneth Hieke, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK |
| 4 | Julie Gilbert, M.D.San Diego, CA |
| 5 | Manuel Medina, M.D.San Juan, PR |
| 6 | Stephen Troum, MDSouthlake, TX |
| 7 | Richard Green, M.D.Vancouver, WA |
| 8 | Christopher Lasalle, MDFort Wayne, IN |
| 9 | Samir Sodha, MDMontvale, NJ |
| 10 | Lloyd Champagne, M.D.Phoenix, AZ |
| 11 | Jozef Zoldos, M.D.Phoenix, AZ |
| 12 | Lewis Chamoy, MDMilwaukee, WI |
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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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