In general, the Neurology specialty is very male-centric with 68% of providers reporting as male as compared to 31% reporting as female. People living in California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Neurology providers practice. In all, there are 25,609 registered Neurology providers in the United States with over 2,270 of those located in California alone while around 1,966 chose to practice in New York.
Neurology providers have been assigned the 2084N0400X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level III Area of Specialization. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Neurology specialists practice in 53 different states/territories.
A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.