Acupuncturist providers in the U.S.
33,454 NPPES records list acupuncturist as their primary taxonomy, about 10 per 100,000 residents; Oregon and California have the most per resident. 53 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 171100000X means
171100000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Acupuncturist, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 33,454 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
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 171100000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 1,219
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171100000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 23 | 1 |
| Alaska | 107 | 15 |
| Arizona | 577 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 30 | 1 |
| California | 10,648 | 27 |
| Colorado | 1,180 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 243 | 7 |
| Delaware | 27 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 83 | 12 |
| Florida | 2,291 | 10 |
| Georgia | 269 | 2 |
| Hawaii | 386 | 27 |
| Idaho | 116 | 6 |
| Illinois | 771 | 6 |
| Indiana | 82 | 1 |
| Iowa | 56 | 2 |
| Kansas | 38 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 63 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 1 |
| Maine | 177 | 13 |
| Maryland | 1,174 | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 1,283 | 18 |
| Michigan | 217 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 641 | 11 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 0 |
| Missouri | 85 | 1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 124 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 35 | 2 |
| Nevada | 107 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 111 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 1,011 | 11 |
| New Mexico | 476 | 23 |
| New York | 3,942 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 478 | 4 |
| North Dakota | 10 | 1 |
| Ohio | 236 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 51 | 1 |
| Oregon | 1,539 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | 557 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 111 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 131 | 2 |
| South Dakota | 26 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 145 | 2 |
| Texas | 1,065 | 4 |
| Utah | 103 | 3 |
| Vermont | 126 | 20 |
| Virginia | 471 | 5 |
| Washington | 1,485 | 19 |
| West Virginia | 36 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 407 | 7 |
| Wyoming | 24 | 4 |
In federal data
- NUCC code171100000X
- Size rank48th of 688 specialties by records (0.46% of all)
- Part D prescribers53 (0.2% of records)
- Part D claims173 a year per prescriber, on average (298th of 496)
- Industry payments10 physicians paid $872 in 2024, $87 each on average
- Concentration3 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 acupuncturist records
- Peter Courtnage, D.AC., PSY.D.Anchorage, AK1306917562
- Samantha Tocchini, L.A.C, LMTAnchorage, AK1760614325
- David Elvers, L.AC.,Anchorage, AK1679873558
- Beverly Sorenson, L. AC.Anchorage, AK1649571480
- Shoshana Sadow, LACAnchorage, AK1407114242
- Rande Lucas, L.AC.,R.N.Anchorage, AK1639248321
- Mack Rogers, L.AC.Anchorage, AK1245306125
- Kathy Talley, L.M.P.Anchorage, AK1912039280
- Rachel Greenwood, L.AC.Anchorage, AK1164635066
- David Cosgrave, LAC. LMTAnchorage, AK1487847893
- Dannielle MetcalfAnchorage, AK1821281882
- Heather Whip, L.AC.Anchorage, AK1386838480
- Christina Jess, L.ACAnchorage, AK1942472659
- Roxanne Chan, L.AC., RNAnchorage, AK1366603979
- Cassandra Lidin, M.AC.,L.AC.,DIPL.ACAnchorage, AK1003066333
- Kimberly Miller, LACAnchorage, AK1194964759
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Acupuncturist headcount concentrate?
33,454 Acupuncturist NPIs span 55 states; California alone holds 10,648. Top metros include New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA. Nationally this is 48th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Acupuncturist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 10 Acupuncturist physicians totaling $872 (15 payments; average $87, 427th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Acupuncturist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Acupuncturist NPIs, 53 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 173 claims and $9K drug cost per prescriber; 298th 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.