Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
NUCC 208G00000X · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
5,174 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 131st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician ranks 131st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.07% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 5,174
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 131st
- of 690 specialties
- 444
- state-share HHI
- 40.4%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (2.8× the national rate; Massachusetts 1.7×); 100% of the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (NUCC 208G00000X; 40.4% Part D prescribers (2,088 of 5,174); avg 119 Part D claims/prescriber (480th of 572); Open Payments avg $8K/physician (51st of 551; 3,143 paid, $25.8M total); state-share HHI 444; next-larger headcount neighbor Plastic Surgery Physician (+257); next-smaller Nutritionist (-218)).
Next larger: Plastic Surgery Physician (5,431) Next smaller: Nutritionist (4,956)
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 2.8× · 4.3/100k
- Massachusetts 1.7× · 2.6/100k
- Pennsylvania 1.6× · 2.5/100k
- Ohio 1.4× · 2.2/100k
- North Dakota 1.4× · 2.2/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.31× · 0.5/100k
- New Mexico 0.53× · 0.8/100k
- Alaska 0.54× · 0.8/100k
- Oklahoma 0.60× · 0.9/100k
- Maryland 0.63× · 1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 516 |
| 2 | Florida | 407 |
| 3 | New York | 388 |
| 4 | Texas | 371 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 319 |
| 6 | Ohio | 262 |
| 7 | Illinois | 209 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 182 |
| 9 | Michigan | 158 |
| 10 | Georgia | 135 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 130 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 130 |
| 13 | Missouri | 128 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 118 |
| 15 | Arizona | 106 |
Top Cities for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 143 |
| 2 | BostonMassachusetts | 112 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 104 |
| 4 | ClevelandOhio | 100 |
| 5 | ChicagoIllinois | 90 |
| 6 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 87 |
| 7 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 84 |
| 8 | RochesterMinnesota | 73 |
| 9 | AtlantaGeorgia | 65 |
| 10 | PittsburghPennsylvania | 60 |
| 11 | Saint LouisMissouri | 53 |
| 12 | SeattleWashington | 45 |
Sample Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rawn Salenger, M.D.Towson, MD |
| 2 | Robert Standerfer, M.D.Phoenix, AZ |
| 3 | John Dewalt, D.O.Logan, OH |
| 4 | Christiano Caldeira, M.D.Largo, FL |
| 5 | Jose Norberto, MDMansfield, OH |
| 6 | Cedric Sheffield, M.D.Tampa, FL |
| 7 | Jose Rodriguez-Vega, M.D.Bayamon, PR |
| 8 | Michael Moront, MDToledo, OH |
| 9 | Bruce Toporoff, M.D.Henderson, NV |
| 10 | Gregory Spowart, M.D.Monterey, CA |
| 11 | Donald Crescenzo, MDToledo, OH |
| 12 | William Rachwal, MDToledo, OH |
| 13 | John Watson, M.D.Springfield, IL |
| 14 | John Mathai, MDCamp Hill, PA |
| 15 | Todd Shuman, M.D.Charleston, SC |
| 16 | Travis Spears, MDSaint Joe, AR |
| 17 | Hector Dox, M.D.Columbus, MS |
| 18 | Bradley Levin, M.D.Easton, MD |
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.