NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Texas

151 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Texas, 0.5 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 51. Houston and Austin have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 3 of 4.

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

Houston has the most, 38

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Texas

  1. Hailey Nguyen, AG-CNSSchertz, TX 781541760160493
  2. Martha Oloomi, APRNHouston, TX 770301043403900
  3. Rhea Ortiz, ACNS-BCHouston, TX 770301073661575
  4. Edgar Ortiz SanchezKyle, TX 786401831868934
  5. Benjamin Pagano, CNSAustin, TX 787311669722732
  6. Ingeri Palamara, CNS/ANPTemple, TX 765081740243112
  7. Margaret Pearson, RN, PNP, CNSHouston, TX 770301356422125
  8. Ellen Peterson, CNSAustin, TX 787311649468406
  9. Cuong PhanHouston, TX 770301013610757
  10. Mackenzie Ponnapalli, AG-CNSHouston, TX 770301396331302
  11. Deborah Pope, CNSSan Angelo, TX 769041871737387
  12. Gayle Porter, CNSSan Angelo, TX 769031568572691
  13. Donna Preble, RN, CNS, MSNAustin, TX 787311669700803
  14. Martha Quinton, CNSAustin, TX 787571043734734
  15. Belinda Read, APRNRound Rock, TX 786811033835848
  16. Mary Reinhardt, RN, CNSHouston, TX 770301205924552
  17. Virginia Remeny, RN, MSNAustin, TX 787491932637378
  18. Carina Rew, RN, BSN, MSN, AG-CNSAustin, TX 787051104308188
  19. Kathleen Rickman, DR. PH, RN, CNSHouston, TX 770301518057587
  20. Leslie Rodriguez, RN, ACNS-BC, APRNDallas, TX 752461871849042
  21. Melissa Rozakis, CNSDallas, TX 752431053643726
  22. Sarah Schnelle, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BCGeorgetown, TX 786261588336838
  23. Katherine Schwarzlose, RN,ACNS-BCHouston, TX 770301538593496
  24. Garda Sears, CNSAbilene, TX 796011376532945
  25. Mary Shellnutt, APRN, AGCNS-BCTyler, TX 757021811366552
  26. Cherie Shew, RNPlano, TX 750931053532291
  27. Ann Sienkiel, CNS/ANPTemple, TX 765081013979947
  28. Emily Simon, CNSDallas, TX 753901699159715
  29. Debra Sivesind, RN, MSN, APRN-BCHouston, TX 770301225115272
  30. Elizabeth Sorensen, RN, CNSHouston, TX 770301538223029
  31. Shonda Steward, APRN-CNSGeorgetown, TX 786261083362040
  32. William Stone, APRNSan Marcos, TX 786661538646062
  33. Ashley Stovall, MSN APRN AGCNS-BCDallas, TX 752431720461718
  34. Stephanie Street, RNJbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341285403030
  35. Theresa Sullivan, APRNHouston, TX 770301063599009
  36. Chengyi SungAustin, TX 787251831731884
  37. William Swanson, RN, CNSHouston, TX 770301760562391
  38. Geline Tamayo, RN, CNSHouston, TX 770301386721348
  39. Rebecca Taylor, CNSSan Angelo, TX 769031609834639
  40. Cynthia Travis, CNSTemple, TX 765081912969841
  41. Martha Trevino, LVNLubbock, TX 794101750100954
  42. Nicole Trevino, CNS, APRNSan Antonio, TX 782291932649936
  43. Davin Tuazon, AGCNS-BCSan Antonio, TX 782471316489511
  44. Janice Tyroch, CNSTemple, TX 765081205898160
  45. Elizabeth Vallot, AGCNS-BCKyle, TX 786401124691308
  46. Patricia Vanover, CNSSan Angelo, TX 769041528202025
  47. Charlyn WagleyFort Worth, TX 761041174249346
  48. Ryan WebbAustin, TX 787591003429986
  49. Thealynn Wells, APRN, AGCNS-BCAustin, TX 787041831875780
  50. Elizabeth White, RN, CNS (NURSE PRACTAustin, TX 787511215281738

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

Texas ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. District of Columbia0.6
  2. Maine0.6
  3. Missouri0.5
  4. Texas0.5
  5. Nebraska0.5
  6. Virginia0.4
  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.

53.0% 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. Texas53.0%
  2. United States34.9%

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file80 of 151 · 53.0% here, 34.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file54 · 35.8% here, 20.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more97 · 64.2% here, 60.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year2016 · the 54 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

151 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist (364S00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 0.5 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 38 of them (25%).

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. Illinois162
  2. Minnesota140
  3. California163
  4. Oklahoma73

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Missouri0.5
  2. Virginia0.4
  3. North Carolina0.4
  4. Oregon0.6

The largest states

  1. Ohio234
  2. California163
  3. Illinois162
  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.