NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Ohio

234 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Ohio, 2 per 100,000 residents, the 4th highest rate of 51. Cleveland and Columbus have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Ohio license search. Page 5 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 364S00000X · method

Cleveland has the most, 82

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Ohio

  1. Kathleen Singleton, CNSCleveland, OH 441111750561940
  2. Diane Smith, C.N.S.Columbus, OH 432101982918371
  3. Nancy Smith, CNSCleveland, OH 441951285660415
  4. Rebecca Snider-Fuller, PCNSCleveland, OH 441051336164714
  5. Josette Snyder, CNSCleveland, OH 441951114027406
  6. Marian Soat, MSN, APRN, CCNSCleveland, OH 441951639793151
  7. Kimberly Sprott, CNSColumbus, OH 432141861882805
  8. Amy Spuckler, CNSCleveland, OH 441091457445165
  9. Elena Stock, AGCNS-BCColumbus, OH 432351518523125
  10. Lorna Stringfield, AGCNSDayton, OH 454091548050313
  11. Elizabeth Studer, RN, MSN, CNS,IBCLCMassillon, OH 446461720312580
  12. Veronica Sumodi, CNSMayfield Hts, OH 441241174506521
  13. Angela Surace, DNP APRNColumbus, OH 432141023824760
  14. Mary Thomas, CNSCleveland, OH 441951447307962
  15. Rebecca Thomas, CNSAkron, OH 443201518297704
  16. Taylor Thomas, CNSColumbus, OH 432101306631635
  17. Mary Tighe, CNSCleveland, OH 441091558679753
  18. Jane Traverso, C.N.S.Mayfield Hts, OH 441241548395510
  19. Kathleen Tripepi-Bova, CNSCleveland, OH 441951912124629
  20. Barbara Tripp, CNSCleveland, OH 441951184672073
  21. Kathryn Truax, CNSMansfield, OH 449031720295926
  22. Wendy Umberger, CNSCleveland, OH 441951043274665
  23. Diana Vance, CNSAkron, OH 443041336168756
  24. Patricia Weis, CNSToledo, OH 436141225218431
  25. Deborah West, CNSCleveland, OH 441951538117635
  26. Eric Wilhelm, CNPCleveland, OH 441951114587136
  27. Cynthia Wilk, APRN-CNSKent, OH 442421346935236
  28. Linda Will, CNPColumbus, OH 432141043590565
  29. Donna Williams, CNSColumbus, OH 432351487651196
  30. Tanya Williams, CNSCleveland, OH 441091669497566
  31. Doris Wilson, RN, CNSCincinnati, OH 452291831212356
  32. Kathryn Wilson, CNSCleveland, OH 441951447208368
  33. Jennifer Woods, CNSAkron, OH 443201801815170
  34. Debra Young, CNSCanton, OH 447101336444645

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364S00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Ohio ranks 4 of 51 per resident

  1. Delaware2.6
  2. Minnesota2.4
  3. North Dakota2.0
  4. Ohio2.0
  5. Oklahoma1.8
  6. Rhode Island1.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364S00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

33.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 34.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Ohio33.3%
  2. United States34.9%

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Ohio, measured

  • In a Medicare file78 of 234 · 33.3% here, 34.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file41 · 17.5% here, 20.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more175 · 74.8% here, 60.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 41 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 364S00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

234 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist (364S00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Ohio: 2 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Cleveland has 82 of them (35%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. California163
  2. Illinois162
  3. Texas151
  4. Minnesota140

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Dakota2.0
  2. Oklahoma1.8
  3. Rhode Island1.5
  4. Delaware2.6

The largest states

  1. California163
  2. Illinois162
  3. Texas151
  4. Minnesota140
  5. Oklahoma73

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.