Urology Physician providers in the U.S.
14,462 NPPES records list urology physician as their primary taxonomy, about 4.3 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Rhode Island have the most per resident. 10,782 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 208800000X means
208800000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Urology, in the grouping Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians. 14,462 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
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 208800000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 293
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208800000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 181 | 3.5 |
| Alaska | 32 | 4.4 |
| Arizona | 277 | 3.7 |
| Arkansas | 98 | 3.2 |
| California | 1,524 | 3.9 |
| Colorado | 249 | 4.2 |
| Connecticut | 185 | 5.1 |
| Delaware | 39 | 3.8 |
| District of Columbia | 52 | 7.7 |
| Florida | 1,020 | 4.5 |
| Georgia | 400 | 3.6 |
| Hawaii | 57 | 4.0 |
| Idaho | 61 | 3.1 |
| Illinois | 629 | 5.0 |
| Indiana | 304 | 4.4 |
| Iowa | 128 | 4.0 |
| Kansas | 131 | 4.5 |
| Kentucky | 168 | 3.7 |
| Louisiana | 200 | 4.4 |
| Maine | 73 | 5.2 |
| Maryland | 311 | 5.0 |
| Massachusetts | 377 | 5.4 |
| Michigan | 446 | 4.4 |
| Minnesota | 293 | 5.1 |
| Mississippi | 98 | 3.3 |
| Missouri | 266 | 4.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 53 | 4.7 |
| Nebraska | 84 | 4.2 |
| Nevada | 75 | 2.3 |
| New Hampshire | 74 | 5.3 |
| New Jersey | 443 | 4.8 |
| New Mexico | 58 | 2.7 |
| New York | 1,091 | 5.6 |
| North Carolina | 506 | 4.7 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 3.6 |
| Ohio | 531 | 4.5 |
| Oklahoma | 163 | 4.0 |
| Oregon | 188 | 4.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 663 | 5.1 |
| Rhode Island | 66 | 6.0 |
| South Carolina | 229 | 4.3 |
| South Dakota | 48 | 5.2 |
| Tennessee | 289 | 4.1 |
| Texas | 960 | 3.1 |
| Utah | 104 | 3.0 |
| Vermont | 37 | 5.7 |
| Virginia | 359 | 4.2 |
| Washington | 335 | 4.3 |
| West Virginia | 81 | 4.6 |
| Wisconsin | 259 | 4.4 |
| Wyoming | 15 | 2.6 |
In federal data
- NUCC code208800000X · Urology
- Size rank75th of 688 specialties by records (0.2% of all)
- In its family1st of 3 Urology codes, 95.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers10,782 (74.6% of records)
- Part D claims1,340 a year per prescriber, on average (55th of 496)
- Industry payments9,340 physicians paid $35.5M in 2024, $4K each on average
- Concentration9 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 urology physician records
- Lawrence Strawbridge, M.D.Anchorage, AK1467405324
- William ClarkAnchorage, AK1073567079
- Joshua Logan, MDAnchorage, AK1902067390
- Paul Friedrichs, MDElmendorf Afb, AK1366415408
- Uzoamaka Nwoye, MDElmendorf Afb, AK1801093026
- Doug Cho, M.D.Jber, AK1710246939
- Ryan Frazier, MDAnchorage, AK1649856253
- Martin Bomalaski, MDAnchorage, AK1982683504
- William Lubke, MDAnchorage, AK1578501466
- Andre' Godet, M.D.Anchorage, AK1649211194
- J. Wesley Turner, M.D.Anchorage, AK1134150410
- Paul Ferucci, M.D.Anchorage, AK1578594750
- Phillip Storm, M.D.Anchorage, AK1588742993
- Zachary Posey, M.D.Anchorage, AK1992901524
- Aaron Brown, M.D.Anchorage, AK1922204023
- Mariam Miller, M.D.Anchorage, AK1659533222
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Urology Physician headcount concentrate?
14,462 Urology Physician NPIs span 54 states; California alone holds 1,524. Top metros include New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX. Nationally this is 75th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Urology Physician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 9,340 Urology Physician physicians totaling $35.5M (210,026 payments; average $4K, 111th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Urology Physician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Urology Physician NPIs, 10,782 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,340 claims and $332K drug cost per prescriber; 55th 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.