NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Community Health Worker in West Virginia

4,210 NPPES records list community health worker with a practice address in West Virginia, 238 per 100,000 residents, the 2nd highest rate of 51. Charleston and Parkersburg have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the West Virginia license search. Page 56 of 85.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 172V00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Charleston has the most, 1,708

  1. Charleston1,708
  2. Parkersburg131
  3. Princeton124
  4. Morgantown116
  5. Martinsburg80

Community Health Worker records in West Virginia

  1. Melissa PainterBunker Hill, WV 254131902490618
  2. Geraldine PaitselCharleston, WV 253111457933434
  3. Jose PalaciosInwood, WV 254281053023838
  4. Amy PalmerCharleston, WV 253021750973897
  5. Carrie PalmerCharleston, WV 253121396339008
  6. Marlena PalmerClarksburg, WV 263011952994360
  7. Luegenia PannellCharleston, WV 253111891492716
  8. Robin PannellMillwood, WV 252621538898713
  9. Rebecca ParisBluefield, WV 247011023602117
  10. Carmella ParkerPanther, WV 248721447835244
  11. Felicia ParkerCharleston, WV 253111861118994
  12. Heidi ParkerBranchland, WV 255061003547654
  13. Luisa ParkerClarksburg, WV 263011326623117
  14. Nicole ParkinsonMartinsburg, WV 254011629660113
  15. Beth ParksCharleston, WV 253111851035745
  16. Brandon ParksCharleston, WV 253111366109530
  17. Cheyanne ParksCharleston, WV 253111972381317
  18. Gracie ParksCharleston, WV 253111124724901
  19. Dianne ParogCharleston, WV 253111386314813
  20. Avis ParrishCharleston, WV 253111386226215
  21. Lisa ParrishCharleston, WV 253111891430591
  22. Carol ParryCharleston, WV 253111538940267
  23. Barbara ParsonsBig Springs, WV 261371548845134
  24. Courtney ParsonsCharleston, WV 253111063286250
  25. Dillon ParsonsMorgantown, WV 265081215502935
  26. Jane ParsonsRavenswood, WV 261641144814732
  27. Keeley ParsonsParkersburg, WV 261011285211458
  28. Melanie ParsonsCharleston, WV 253111467103432
  29. Miranda ParsonsRipley, WV 252711902481674
  30. Rebecca ParsonsWest Hamlin, WV 255711265025563
  31. Richard ParsonsRed House, WV 251681689268344
  32. Sherry ParsonsCharleston, WV 253111952056327
  33. Derek PartozotiCharleston, WV 253111528723103
  34. Durand PassmoreParkersburg, WV 261011437747680
  35. Deon PastusakSpencer, WV 252761417620006
  36. Narena PatelCharleston, WV 253111841917572
  37. Deborah PatrickRock, WV 247471245823087
  38. Michaela PatrickCharleston, WV 253111447915418
  39. Diane PaughCharleston, WV 253111346946118
  40. Xavier PaughCharleston, WV 253111427758978
  41. Debra Paugh-BraithwaitePiedmont, WV 267501801471263
  42. Doris PauleyCulloden, WV 255101376136028
  43. Lakota PauleyBarboursville, WV 255041093480337
  44. Laura PauleyCharleston, WV 253111316680754
  45. Libby PauleySumerco, WV 255671104419183
  46. Matthew PauleyCharleston, WV 253111194437434
  47. Milette PauleyLester, WV 258651447845789
  48. Sally PauleySouth Charleston, WV 253031861170276
  49. Shauni PaulsonWharton, WV 252081265026686
  50. Brian PawlusBeckley, WV 258011578490736

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

West Virginia ranks 2 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska312
  2. West Virginia238
  3. Wyoming226
  4. Utah118
  5. 50 states and D.C.14

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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. West Virginia0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Community Health Worker records in West Virginia, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 4,210 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,330 · 55.3% here, 41.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 172V00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

4,210 NPPES records list community health worker (172V00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in West Virginia: 238 per 100,000 residents against 14 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 1,708 of them (41%).

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. Utah4,045
  2. Ohio3,832
  3. Michigan2,783
  4. Alaska2,286

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wyoming226.0
  2. District of Columbia92.3
  3. New Mexico68.6
  4. Vermont59.8

The largest states

  1. California11,133
  2. Utah4,045
  3. Ohio3,832
  4. Michigan2,783
  5. Alaska2,286

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.