Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
NUCC 364SA2200X · Clinical Nurse Specialist
1,376 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 49 states · 237th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist ranks 237th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Arkansas leads.
- 1,376
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 237th
- of 690 specialties
- 661
- state-share HHI
- 34.8%
- Part D prescriber share
Arkansas is densest per capita (4.7× the national rate; Ohio 3.8×); 15% of the Clinical Nurse Specialist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (NUCC 364SA2200X; 34.8% Part D prescribers (479 of 1,376); avg 1,202 Part D claims/prescriber (110th of 572); Open Payments avg $969/physician (280th of 551; 444 paid, $430K total); state-share HHI 661; next-larger headcount neighbor Psychoanalyst (+25); next-smaller Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician (-2)).
Next larger: Psychoanalyst (1,401) Next smaller: Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician (1,374)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Alabama 0.24× · 0.1/100k
- California 0.27× · 0.1/100k
- South Carolina 0.32× · 0.1/100k
- Maryland 0.32× · 0.1/100k
- Washington 0.35× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 223 |
| 2 | Ohio | 184 |
| 3 | Illinois | 107 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 77 |
| 5 | New York | 60 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 58 |
| 7 | California | 43 |
| 8 | Florida | 43 |
| 9 | Missouri | 40 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 39 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 33 |
| 12 | Indiana | 31 |
| 13 | Michigan | 31 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 31 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 27 |
Top Cities for Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AustinTexas | 92 |
| 2 | ClevelandOhio | 33 |
| 3 | DaytonOhio | 24 |
| 4 | JonesboroArkansas | 23 |
| 5 | ChicagoIllinois | 22 |
| 6 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 21 |
| 7 | New YorkNew York | 21 |
| 8 | PeoriaIllinois | 20 |
| 9 | ColumbusOhio | 17 |
| 10 | Oklahoma CityOklahoma | 16 |
| 11 | AkronOhio | 15 |
| 12 | San AntonioTexas | 15 |
Sample Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly Talbot, ARNPWichita, KS |
| 2 | Cynthia Benz, MN APRNNew Orleans, LA |
| 3 | Cinda Alexander, RN CNSEvansville, IN |
| 4 | Michael Limerick, PHD RN ACNS-BC CHPNDallas, TX |
| 5 | Dorothy Darby, RN MSN ACNS ANP CCRNAustin, TX |
| 6 | Sherry Alvarado, RN,MSN,ACNS-BCTemple, TX |
| 7 | Kimberley Evans, ARNPLouisville, KY |
| 8 | Faye Weiss, RN, CNS, MSNMinot, ND |
| 9 | Patricia Britt, ACNS-BCAustin, TX |
| 10 | Tina Baum, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWONTarpon Springs, FL |
| 11 | Kimbra Rosenberg, ARNPLarned, KS |
| 12 | Julie Stausmire, CNSOregon, OH |
| 13 | Coryn Clark, NPStorrs, CT |
| 14 | Kathleen Capriola, APNRockford, IL |
| 15 | Tabitha Stith, CNSSaint Louis, MO |
| 16 | Christine Day, RN,MS,APRN,BCDuluth, MN |
| 17 | Linda Plush, FNPPalmdale, CA |
| 18 | Javier Rodriguez, APRN, BC, CNSEdinburg, TX |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Clinical Nurse Specialist category.
Compare Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist vs Clinical Nurse Specialist →
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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