Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
NUCC 364SC1501X · Clinical Nurse Specialist
146 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 40 states · 492nd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist ranks 492nd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Colorado leads.
- 146
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 492nd
- of 690 specialties
- 759
- state-share HHI
- 12.3%
- Part D prescriber share
Colorado is densest per capita (3.5× the national rate; Oregon 2.7×); 1.6% of the Clinical Nurse Specialist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (NUCC 364SC1501X; 12.3% Part D prescribers (18 of 146); avg 971 Part D claims/prescriber (157th of 572); Open Payments avg $500/physician (361st of 551; 18 paid, $9K total); state-share HHI 759; next-larger headcount neighbor Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist (+1); next-smaller Nephrology Registered Nurse (-5)).
Next larger: Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist (147) Next smaller: Nephrology Registered Nurse (141)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 34 |
| 2 | Colorado | 9 |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 |
| 4 | Ohio | 7 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon | 5 |
| 7 | Texas | 5 |
| 8 | Delaware | 4 |
Sample Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Capan, RN, PHCNS-BCDenton, TX |
| 2 | Lisa Taylor, RN, CNS, FNPWaxahachie, TX |
| 3 | Mary Rank, APRN-BCFarmville, VA |
| 4 | Karen Nave, MSNPittsburgh, PA |
| 5 | Noreen Haren, CNSNew York, NY |
| 6 | Elizabeth Greene, APRNColumbia, SC |
| 7 | Kimberly GerardiGeorgetown, DE |
| 8 | Rita Tjoelker, RN, CNSPortland, OR |
| 9 | Tracy Harrison, PACOmaha, NE |
| 10 | Karen Jones, CNSDenver, CO |
| 11 | Sherri Atherton, RN, CNSPortland, OR |
| 12 | Colleen Mellen, APRNHartford, CT |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Do the few Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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