Art Therapist providers in the U.S.
1,796 NPPES records list art therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.5 per 100,000 residents; New York and Kentucky have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 221700000X means
221700000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Art Therapist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 1,796 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
(1) An individual who uses art to achieve the therapeutic goals of symptom relief, emotional integration, and recovery from or adjustment to illness or disability. (2) An art therapist uses a form of treatment that enables patients with mental or physical disabilities to use art as a way of expressing and dealing with feelings and inner conflicts. (3) An individual who uses arts modalities and creative processes during intentional intervention in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, or educational settings to foster health, communication, and expression; promote the integration of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning; enhance self-awareness; and facilitate change.
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 221700000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Brooklyn has the most, 222
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 221700000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 48 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 9 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| California | 51 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 23 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 0.7 |
| Delaware | 6 | 0.6 |
| District of Columbia | 10 | 1.5 |
| Florida | 71 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 35 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 6 | 0.2 |
| Kentucky | 84 | 1.9 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 4 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 62 | 1.0 |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 33 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 0.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 5 | 0.2 |
| Missouri | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 101 | 1.1 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 0.7 |
| New York | 900 | 4.6 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | 36 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 24 | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 69 | 0.5 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 12 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 30 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 16 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 0.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code221700000X
- Size rank214th of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- Concentration1 state 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 art therapist records
- Logan WaltonJber, AK1861351025
- Amy Adkisson, MPS, ATR-BCBirmingham, AL1356555700
- Valeria WilliamsMontgomery, AL1598319543
- Victoria HutchesonBatesville, AR1063345023
- Helen Kling, MA, ATR-BCJasper, AR1295374205
- Barbara Vaughan, ATR MAFayetteville, AR1902502651
- Evans Baker, ATRPhoenix, AZ1336837095
- Carmen Thompson, MAATPhoenix, AZ1245998756
- Tessa VannAvondale, AZ1750016762
- Rachel Nelson, ATRTucson, AZ1821569385
- Emily Endreson, MA, ATR-BCTucson, AZ1902477599
- Jodi Gonzales, ATR, NCCTucson, AZ1598196388
- William AllenPrescott, AZ1841379393
- Jerilyn Klingenberg, A.T.R.Camp Verde, AZ1033327218
- Gary DavisFort Defiance, AZ1336435718
- Elissa Gould, ATR-BC, L-CATLos Angeles, CA1609534700
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Art Therapist headcount concentrate?
1,796 Art Therapist NPIs span 48 states; New York alone holds 900. Top metros include Brooklyn, NY; New York, NY; Louisville, KY; Bronx, NY. Nationally this is 214th of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find an Art Therapist provider?
Art Therapist providers are listed in 48 states; Brooklyn leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Reproductive Endocrinology Physician and just below Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 221700000X mean?
Art Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 221700000X. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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.