Case Manager/Care Coordinator providers in the U.S.
160,927 NPPES records list case manager/care coordinator as their primary taxonomy, about 48 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Arkansas have the most per resident. 20 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 171M00000X means
171M00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Case Manager/Care Coordinator, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 160,927 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.
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 171M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Columbus has the most, 3,958
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171M00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 197 | 4 |
| Alaska | 1,757 | 240 |
| Arizona | 304 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 11,186 | 365 |
| California | 22,803 | 59 |
| Colorado | 2,195 | 37 |
| Connecticut | 168 | 5 |
| Delaware | 19 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 3,692 | 544 |
| Florida | 4,924 | 22 |
| Georgia | 1,012 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 211 | 15 |
| Idaho | 380 | 19 |
| Illinois | 1,118 | 9 |
| Indiana | 994 | 15 |
| Iowa | 53 | 2 |
| Kansas | 736 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 2,673 | 59 |
| Louisiana | 10,221 | 224 |
| Maine | 67 | 5 |
| Maryland | 1,766 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 2,030 | 29 |
| Michigan | 4,556 | 45 |
| Minnesota | 262 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 649 | 22 |
| Missouri | 1,600 | 26 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 35 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 827 | 42 |
| Nevada | 962 | 30 |
| New Hampshire | 1,225 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 834 | 9 |
| New Mexico | 3,362 | 159 |
| New York | 8,208 | 42 |
| North Carolina | 349 | 3 |
| North Dakota | 1,532 | 195 |
| Ohio | 35,022 | 297 |
| Oklahoma | 8,823 | 218 |
| Oregon | 4,184 | 99 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,541 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 195 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 348 | 7 |
| South Dakota | 187 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 3,451 | 48 |
| Texas | 2,196 | 7 |
| Utah | 4,384 | 128 |
| Vermont | 496 | 77 |
| Virginia | 479 | 6 |
| Washington | 2,100 | 27 |
| West Virginia | 1,640 | 93 |
| Wisconsin | 1,467 | 25 |
| Wyoming | 1,363 | 233 |
In federal data
- NUCC code171M00000X
- Size rank10th of 688 specialties by records (2.2% of all)
- Part D prescribers20 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims136 a year per prescriber, on average (316th of 496)
- Industry payments10 physicians paid $3K in 2024, $274 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 case manager/care coordinator records
- Christine Forro, CDMAnchorage, AK1265563563
- Kimberly BieberAnchorage, AK1679771778
- Sherry DimmickAnchorage, AK1386835213
- Margaret SpringerAnchorage, AK1508058439
- Lynn CaswellAnchorage, AK1851583785
- Amy WestfallAnchorage, AK1194917021
- Michael EckerAnchorage, AK1720230055
- Linda Knott, ANPAnchorage, AK1962654897
- Janet BourneAnchorage, AK1750535324
- Jilli PerkinsAnchorage, AK1922252592
- Mary HeimanAnchorage, AK1487890265
- Amy Christopher, OTR, MBOMAnchorage, AK1366776783
- Kimberly MacdonaldAnchorage, AK1801120225
- Cheryl HowdyshellAnchorage, AK1881988285
- Ashley KayserAnchorage, AK1144517236
- Cara HollowayAnchorage, AK1881978625
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Case Manager/Care Coordinator headcount concentrate?
160,927 Case Manager/Care Coordinator NPIs span 54 states; Ohio alone holds 35,022. Top metros include Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Washington, DC; Toledo, OH. Nationally this is 10th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Case Manager/Care Coordinator's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 10 Case Manager/Care Coordinator physicians totaling $3K (47 payments; average $274, 338th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Case Manager/Care Coordinator Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Case Manager/Care Coordinator NPIs, 20 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 136 claims and $24K drug cost per prescriber; 316th 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.