Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in the U.S.
487 NPPES records list surgery of the hand (surgery) physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Kentucky and Michigan have the most per resident. 346 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2086S0105X means
2086S0105X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Surgery, Surgery of the Hand, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 487 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A surgeon with expertise 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 2086S0105X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Louisville has the most, 25
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0105X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 17 | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 39 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 3 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| Florida | 43 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 13 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 7 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 4 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 3 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 38 | 0.4 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 0.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 22 | 0.4 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 5 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.2 |
| New York | 21 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 15 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | 4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 42 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 4 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 6 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 10 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2086S0105X · Surgery
- Size rank340th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family8th of 9 Surgery codes, 1% of the family
- Part D prescribers346 (71% of records)
- Part D claims188 a year per prescriber, on average (286th of 496)
- Industry payments296 physicians paid $1.4M 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 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records
- Michael Brandner, MDAnchorage, AK1639222425
- Ronald Hillyer, M.D.Opelika, AL1750332078
- Jeffrey Grynwald, MDLittle Rock, AR1255446191
- Richard Wirges, MDLittle Rock, AR1124211271
- Eugene Sloan, MD FACSLittle Rock, AR1760551451
- Syed Safder Abbas Hasan, M.D.Jonesboro, AR1013400407
- Lloyd Champagne, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1407856537
- Jozef Zoldos, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1760482897
- Allen Liu, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1902975907
- Steven Bastian, MDPhoenix, AZ1760538342
- Jonathan Yang, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1255539532
- Brent Schultz, MDPhoenix, AZ1760682660
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician's mid-pack national roster?
487 CMS-registered Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers sit across 48 states; Florida leads with 43. Rank 340th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 296 Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician physicians receiving $1.4M across 2,251 payments (average $5K; 92nd of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician NPIs, 346 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 188 claims and $8K drug cost per prescriber; 286th 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.