Surgical Oncology Physician
NUCC 2086X0206X · Surgery
1,460 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 230th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Surgical Oncology Physician ranks 230th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 1,460
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 230th
- of 690 specialties
- 571
- state-share HHI
- 61.3%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (3.4× the national rate; Vermont 2.1×); 3% of the Surgery category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Surgical Oncology Physician (NUCC 2086X0206X; 61.3% Part D prescribers (895 of 1,460); avg 99 Part D claims/prescriber (492nd of 572); Open Payments avg $3K/physician (147th of 551; 807 paid, $2.6M total); state-share HHI 571; next-larger headcount neighbor Pediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian (+1); next-smaller Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (-6)).
Next larger: Pediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian (1,461) Next smaller: Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (1,454)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- District of Columbia 3.4× · 1.5/100k
- Vermont 2.1× · 0.9/100k
- New York 1.9× · 0.8/100k
- Connecticut 1.9× · 0.8/100k
- Rhode Island 1.7× · 0.7/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Utah 0.34× · 0.1/100k
- Puerto Rico 0.36× · 0.2/100k
- Nevada 0.36× · 0.2/100k
- Oregon 0.38× · 0.2/100k
- Kansas 0.39× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 187 |
| 2 | New York | 161 |
| 3 | Texas | 135 |
| 4 | Florida | 106 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 79 |
| 6 | Illinois | 59 |
| 7 | Ohio | 58 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 57 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 44 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 43 |
| 11 | Virginia | 35 |
| 12 | Georgia | 34 |
| 13 | Maryland | 31 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 31 |
| 15 | Arizona | 30 |
Top Cities for Surgical Oncology Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 85 |
| 2 | HoustonTexas | 61 |
| 3 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 36 |
| 4 | ChicagoIllinois | 33 |
| 5 | DallasTexas | 27 |
| 6 | ColumbusOhio | 23 |
| 7 | BostonMassachusetts | 21 |
| 8 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 20 |
| 9 | DuarteCalifornia | 19 |
| 10 | MiamiFlorida | 19 |
| 11 | PittsburghPennsylvania | 19 |
| 12 | AtlantaGeorgia | 18 |
Sample Surgical Oncology Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mayme Richie-Gillespie, MDFort Worth, TX |
| 2 | Ned Carp, M.D.Wynnewood, PA |
| 3 | James Wolf, MDBoise, ID |
| 4 | Peter DeckersFarmington, CT |
| 5 | Arnold Conforti, M.D.Macon, GA |
| 6 | Greg Pahnke, M.D.Newark, DE |
| 7 | Wayne Frederick, MDWashington, DC |
| 8 | John Gibbs, MDFort Defiance, AZ |
| 9 | Vadim Gushchin, MDBuffalo, NY |
| 10 | David Hohn, MDBuffalo, NY |
| 11 | Peter Bostick, MDBaton Rouge, LA |
| 12 | Jeffery Spiro, MDFarmington, CT |
| 13 | Borys Mascarenhas, M.D.Tavares, FL |
| 14 | Peter Tate, M.D.Lexington, KY |
| 15 | Adrian Legaspi Sauter, MDHialeah, FL |
| 16 | Mark Dylewski, M.D.Miami, FL |
| 17 | William Kraybill, M.D.Columbus, OH |
| 18 | Swati Kulkarni, MDChicago, IL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Surgery category.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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