Behavior Technician
NUCC 106S00000X
545,400 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 1st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Behavior Technician ranks 1st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (7.69% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Michigan leads.
- 545,400
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 1st
- of 690 specialties
- 1276
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
Michigan is densest per capita (3.7× the national rate; California 2.6×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Behavior Technician (NUCC 106S00000X; 0% Part D prescribers (74 of 545,400); avg 492 Part D claims/prescriber (292nd of 567); Open Payments avg $420/physician (382nd of 552; 47 paid, $20K total); state-share HHI 1,276; next-smaller Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (-214,126)).
Next smaller: Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (331,274)
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
- Michigan 3.7× · 589.9/100k
- California 2.6× · 416.5/100k
- Hawaii 2.2× · 359.6/100k
- Maryland 2.1× · 347.1/100k
- Florida 2× · 324.4/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.01× · 1.8/100k
- Vermont 0.04× · 7/100k
- Maine 0.04× · 6.4/100k
- Guam 0.05× · 7.8/100k
- West Virginia 0.12× · 19.9/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 162,290 |
| 2 | Florida | 73,343 |
| 3 | Michigan | 59,213 |
| 4 | Texas | 23,413 |
| 5 | Maryland | 21,451 |
| 6 | Indiana | 15,856 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 15,021 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 12,252 |
| 9 | Georgia | 11,871 |
| 10 | Colorado | 11,342 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 10,574 |
| 12 | Utah | 9,342 |
| 13 | Washington | 9,033 |
| 14 | Illinois | 8,619 |
| 15 | Ohio | 7,507 |
Top Cities for Behavior Technician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmington HillsMichigan | 29,299 |
| 2 | MonroviaCalifornia | 14,977 |
| 3 | MiamiFlorida | 14,895 |
| 4 | San DiegoCalifornia | 7,978 |
| 5 | RockvilleMaryland | 7,284 |
| 6 | SacramentoCalifornia | 6,873 |
| 7 | ConcordCalifornia | 5,771 |
| 8 | HialeahFlorida | 5,311 |
| 9 | Colorado SpringsColorado | 5,076 |
| 10 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 4,568 |
| 11 | NoviMichigan | 4,477 |
| 12 | El SegundoCalifornia | 3,994 |
Sample Behavior Technician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Naga Thota, MDSan Diego, CA |
| 2 | Robert MayesSan Diego, CA |
| 3 | Dulce TejedaMiami, FL |
| 4 | Sandy Rosello, MSMiami, FL |
| 5 | Dana Gomez, RBTLansing, MI |
| 6 | John VenturaSan Jose, CA |
| 7 | Lisa DelaneyPaducah, KY |
| 8 | Brandy NolanPaducah, KY |
| 9 | Suzanne Olah, OTR/LShreveport, LA |
| 10 | Erika TijerinaOrange, CA |
| 11 | Christen Vanasselberg, M.D.Metairie, LA |
| 12 | Mark Holan, RCFarmington Hills, MI |
| 13 | Betty Casanova, LPNSaint Clair, MI |
| 14 | Melany Arango, LMSWIdaho Falls, ID |
| 15 | Sherise Johnson, LBSWDetroit, MI |
| 16 | Sheryl HicksSanta Ana, CA |
| 17 | Elizabeth HollandNashua, NH |
| 18 | Sharon Sassen-Croy, RBTWest Palm Beach, FL |
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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