Biomedical Engineer providers in the U.S.
37 NPPES records list biomedical engineer as their primary taxonomy; Virginia and Nevada have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 246ZB0301X means
246ZB0301X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, Other, Biomedical Engineering, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 37 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
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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 246ZB0301X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Richmond has the most, 5
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246ZB0301X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 21 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 3 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 4 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 3 | 0.1 |
| New York | 1 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 3 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 5 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code246ZB0301X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Size rank591st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family9th of 15 Specialist/Technologist, Other codes, 0.3% of the family
- Concentration6 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 biomedical engineer records
- Melissa IrelandDothan, AL1659631190
- Parag GadLos Angeles, CA1881257640
- Edwin Shors, PH.D.Laguna Beach, CA1841438512
- Richard EngdahlPalo Alo, CA1477170611
- James Carollo, PHDAurora, CO1598271488
- Denette WilkesLakewood, CO1548857360
- Sagar Kaushik, MPH, AP, BSBMEBridgeport, CT1720609696
- Benjamin Chism, BSBME, CCDS, CEPSTallahassee, FL1518470384
- Gerald Weisman, ATP, RETOrlando, FL1114534062
- Victor Zena Gimenez, DR.Miami, FL1023980190
- Anthony MacfarlandSaint Petersburg, FL1255866133
- Drake BumpusBuford, GA1972250108
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Biomedical Engineer a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 37 NPIs list Biomedical Engineer as primary taxonomy across 21 states (peak Virginia, 5). That is 591st of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Biomedical Engineer?
Biomedical Engineer providers are listed in 21 states; Richmond leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Surgery) Physician and just below Human Factors Occupational Therapist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 246ZB0301X mean?
Biomedical Engineer is NUCC taxonomy 246ZB0301X in the Specialist/Technologist, Other group. 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.