Pediatric Endocrinology Physician
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About this specialty
A pediatrician who provides expert care to infants, children and adolescents who have diseases that result from an abnormality in the endocrine glands (glands which secrete hormones). These diseases include diabetes mellitus, growth failure, unusual size for age, early or late pubertal development, birth defects, the genital region and disorders of the thyroid, the adrenal and pituitary glands.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added; 7/1/2011: modified source]<br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Pediatrics, 2007. http://www.abp.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Pediatrics. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| RUBINA HEPTULLA, M.D. | HOUSTON, TX | $142,269 |
| JILL BRODSKY, MD | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $106,892 |
| PADMAJA CHILUKOTI, MBBS, DGO | ASHTABULA, OH | $37,551 |
| KATHERINE LEWIS, MD | GREENVILLE, SC | $29,670 |
| LAURA CHALMERS, MD | TULSA, OK | $22,590 |
| STEVEN WAGUESPACK, M.D. | HOUSTON, TX | $21,695 |
| ROGER LONG, M.D. | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,732 |
| LARRY MIDYETT, M.D. | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $20,408 |
| KHALID HASAN, M.D. | NEWHALL, CA | $18,927 |
| LUZ CASTELLANOS, MD | HOUSTON, TX | $16,657 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.