NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Radiologic Technologist vs Sonography Radiologic Technologist

Radiologic Technologist has 1.2 times as many registry records as Sonography Radiologic Technologist: 800 against 657. Each count is the NPPES records whose primary taxonomy is the specialty, so it measures how providers describe their main practice, not everyone trained in it.

CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census population estimates · method

Radiologic Technologist: 800 records in 52 states

  1. California101
  2. Texas80
  3. Florida70
  4. Arizona52
  5. Washington35

Radiologic Technologist nationwide →

Sonography Radiologic Technologist: 657 records in 52 states

  1. California90
  2. Florida90
  3. Texas60
  4. New York33
  5. Arizona27

Sonography Radiologic Technologist nationwide →

By state, with records per 100,000 residents

StateRadiologic TechnologistSonography Radiologic TechnologistPer 100,000 (first)Per 100,000 (second)
California101900.30.2
Florida70900.30.4
Texas80600.30.2
Arizona52270.70.4
New York34330.20.2
Georgia33200.30.2
Washington35140.40.2
Illinois17220.10.2
Michigan15190.10.2
Tennessee17160.20.2
Ohio2480.20.1
North Carolina10170.10.2
Colorado1960.30.1
New Jersey9160.10.2
Oklahoma11140.30.3
South Dakota13121.41.3
New Mexico14100.70.5
Minnesota1760.30.1
Indiana1660.20.1
Oregon1480.30.2
Pennsylvania10120.10.1
Virginia10100.10.1
Alabama8110.20.2
Utah990.30.3
Idaho880.40.4
Kansas1150.40.2
Massachusetts2140.00.2
Montana1241.10.4
Arkansas960.30.2
Louisiana1320.30.0
Missouri1040.20.1
Wisconsin670.10.1
Maryland480.10.1
Nevada660.20.2
Kentucky640.10.1
Mississippi550.20.2
Hawaii360.20.4
Alaska440.50.5
West Virginia530.30.2
Wyoming621.00.3
Delaware160.10.6
Nebraska430.20.2
South Carolina340.10.1
Maine320.20.1
Connecticut220.10.1
Iowa310.10.0
North Dakota130.10.4
District of Columbia310.40.1
New Hampshire110.10.1
Rhode Island020.00.2
Vermont200.30.0

Source: CMS NPPES (NPPES files on CMS.gov), primary NUCC taxonomy by practice state; 2023 population estimates (census.gov).

Common questions

How many Radiologic Technologist providers are there vs Sonography Radiologic Technologist?

There are 800 Radiologic Technologist and 657 Sonography Radiologic Technologist records in the CMS NPPES registry, counted by primary taxonomy.

Which specialty is spread across more states?

Both have records in 52 states and territories.

Where is the data from?

Provider counts are from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Per-capita rates use 2023 Census population estimates.

Two specialties are not substitutes: scope of practice, training and the conditions treated differ. More comparisons →

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 the NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026.