Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist providers in the U.S.
93 NPPES records list cardiovascular specialist/technologist as their primary taxonomy; South Dakota and Texas have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 246X00000X means
246X00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 93 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An allied health professional who performs diagnostic examinations at the request or direction of a physician in one or more of the following three areas: invasive cardiology, noninvasive cardiology, and noninvasive peripheral vascular study. Cardiovascular technologists are one type of allied health professional for which the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation has accredited education programs
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 246X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Dallas has the most, 4
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246X00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 29 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| California | 16 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 5 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 4 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.0 |
| New York | 2 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 16 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code246X00000X · Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular
- Size rank523rd of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family2nd of 4 Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular codes, 15.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers1 (1.1% of records)
- Part D claims6,875 a year per prescriber, on average (3rd of 496)
- Industry payments1 physicians paid $236 in 2024, $236 each on average
- Concentration5 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 cardiovascular specialist/technologist records
- Perri Dawson, RCIS, RT, (R)(CI)ARRTexarkana, AR1558725416
- Thomas KempHot Springs, AR1730293390
- Richard Evans, BSCCTLittle Rock, AR1649413949
- Kim Lewis, CCPGoodyear, AZ1962552133
- Scott Mayes, PCCGoodyear, AZ1083764278
- Kristal Kahl, CSATucson, AZ1689338659
- Kevin Pullins, RDCS, BSChino Valley, AZ1164943197
- Charles HaLong Beach, CA1508231937
- Robert Lane, CCPGlendale, CA1427178946
- Thanh HuynhNorthridge, CA1124520978
- Craig Miller, CCPChula Vista, CA1982741526
- Teodor Sfatcu, CCPSan Bernardino, CA1699828335
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 93 NPIs list Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist as primary taxonomy across 29 states (peak California, 16). That is 523rd of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 paid Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist physicians totaling $236 (5 payments; average $236, 349th of 470 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Cardiovascular Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 6,875 claims and $1.4M drug cost per prescriber; 3rd 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.