NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in the U.S.

1,953 NPPES records list surgical critical care physician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.6 per 100,000 residents; North Dakota and District of Columbia have the most per resident. 606 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2086S0102X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 2086S0102X means

2086S0102X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 1,953 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

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

  1. North Dakota1.7
  2. District of Columbia1.6
  3. Pennsylvania1.2
  4. Connecticut1.2
  5. Delaware1.2
  6. Michigan0.9
  7. Massachusetts0.9
  8. Maine0.9
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0102X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Los Angeles has the most, 34

  1. Los Angeles, CA34
  2. Chicago, IL34
  3. New York, NY33
  4. Columbus, OH32
  5. Saint Louis, MO31
  6. Phoenix, AZ30
  7. Boston, MA28
  8. Philadelphia, PA28

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0102X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama150.3
Arizona510.7
Arkansas130.4
California1600.4
Colorado230.4
Connecticut431.2
Delaware121.2
District of Columbia111.6
Florida1620.7
Georgia540.5
Hawaii50.3
Idaho90.5
Illinois730.6
Indiana340.5
Iowa150.5
Kansas90.3
Kentucky350.8
Louisiana190.4
Maine120.9
Maryland320.5
Massachusetts630.9
Michigan880.9
Minnesota300.5
Mississippi70.2
Missouri490.8
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana40.4
Nebraska140.7
Nevada270.8
New Hampshire70.5
New Jersey510.5
New Mexico80.4
New York1510.8
North Carolina360.3
North Dakota131.7
Ohio970.8
Oklahoma200.5
Oregon170.4
Pennsylvania1501.2
Rhode Island30.3
South Carolina390.7
South Dakota30.3
Tennessee350.5
Texas1170.4
Utah140.4
Vermont10.2
Virginia620.7
Washington290.4
West Virginia40.2
Wisconsin140.2
Wyoming10.2

In federal data

  • NUCC code2086S0102X · Surgery
  • Size rank207th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
  • In its family5th of 9 Surgery codes, 3.9% of the family
  • Part D prescribers606 (31% of records)
  • Part D claims64 a year per prescriber, on average (388th of 496)
  • Industry payments1,092 physicians paid $2.4M in 2024, $2K 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 surgical critical care physician records

  1. Jammie Blair, CRNPBirmingham, AL1003444993
  2. Sabrina GoddardBirmingham, AL1003270323
  3. Rindi Uhlich, M.D.Birmingham, AL1023405917
  4. Stephan Moran, MDHuntsville, AL1417922683
  5. Roberto Taarea, D.O.Huntsville, AL1649478116
  6. Richard Mullins, MDMontgomery, AL1174597843
  7. Donna Dyess, MDMobile, AL1528012226
  8. Karen Frye, MDMobile, AL1588611883
  9. Ashley Williams, M.DMobile, AL1740674720
  10. Michael Chang, MDMobile, AL1477538510
  11. Arnold Luterman, MDMobile, AL1669426722
  12. Jon Simmons, MDMobile, AL1376715755
  13. Steven Miller, M.D.Mobile, AL1790911782
  14. Thomas Capasso, MDMobile, AL1245643873
  15. Daniel Suarez, M.D.Mobile, AL1346636479
  16. Irfan Qureshi, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR1881853133

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Surgical Critical Care Physician headcount concentrate?

1,953 Surgical Critical Care Physician NPIs span 54 states; Florida alone holds 162. Top metros include Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Columbus, OH. Nationally this is 207th of 688 NUCC codes.

How large is Surgical Critical Care Physician's Open Payments footprint?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1,092 Surgical Critical Care Physician physicians totaling $2.4M (7,813 payments; average $2K, 161st of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How heavy is Surgical Critical Care Physician Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Surgical Critical Care Physician NPIs, 606 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 64 claims and $19K drug cost per prescriber; 388th 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.