In general, the Pulmonary Disease specialty is very male-centric with 81% of providers reporting as male as compared to 18% 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 Pulmonary Disease providers practice. In all, there are 20,508 registered Pulmonary Disease providers in the United States with over 1,912 of those located in California alone while around 1,570 chose to practice in New York.
Pulmonary Disease providers have been assigned the 207RP1001X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level III Area of Specialization. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Pulmonary Disease specialists practice in 54 different states/territories.
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.