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 79 of 85.

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

Charleston has the most, 1,708

Community Health Worker records in West Virginia

  1. Tonya WalkerIaeger, WV 248441346832300
  2. Sandra WallGlen Daniel, WV 258441770291429
  3. Deborah WallenMason, WV 252601477138659
  4. Debra WallinHuntington, WV 257051083299663
  5. Alisa WallsMount Hope, WV 258801437741626
  6. Marki WallsRipley, WV 252711649856550
  7. Miranda WallsCharleston, WV 253111336854405
  8. Randy WallsMorrisvale, WV 255651790553477
  9. Chantal WaltersBarboursville, WV 255041356934673
  10. Sharon WaltersCharleston, WV 253111841988177
  11. Codie WaltonPrinceton, WV 247401861318347
  12. Dion WamsleyBuckhannon, WV 262011336732478
  13. Jonathan WangCharleston, WV 253111073252540
  14. Ying-Lun WangPhilippi, WV 264161750974937
  15. Lisa WaniakCharleston, WV 253111447915236
  16. Bobbie WardCharleston, WV 253111316721129
  17. Jacqueline WardBeckley, WV 258011386236297
  18. Lonnie WardMill Creek, WV 262801124607973
  19. Pamela WardCharleston, WV 253111982392221
  20. Rebecca WardShady Spring, WV 259181013793199
  21. Barbara WarePhilippi, WV 264161447842919
  22. James WareMorgantown, WV 265081487542379
  23. Katelynn WareCharleston, WV 253111922726926
  24. Debbie WarnerCircleville, WV 268041568057263
  25. Michael WarnerCircleville, WV 268041689269375
  26. Dreama WarthPoint Pleasant, WV 255501477145654
  27. Catherine WarwickCharleston, WV 253111457014987
  28. Daven WarwickMount Hope, WV 258801942977863
  29. Jennifer WarwickMt Hope, WV 258801861078917
  30. Jessica WarwickFayetteville, WV 258401801488812
  31. Geneal WashingtonPrinceton, WV 247401659965036
  32. Brandi WatanabePrinceton, WV 247401285554535
  33. Mackenzie WatersCharleston, WV 253111700533510
  34. Tammy WatersCharleston, WV 253111457934788
  35. Brian WatkinsRivesville, WV 265881609451137
  36. Christinn WatkinsMaidsville, WV 265411073389052
  37. Darlene WatkinsCharleston, WV 253111053073882
  38. Loretta WatkinsLogan, WV 256011568247443
  39. Shandale WatkinsCharleston, WV 253111013688290
  40. Christine WatsonFairmont, WV 265541750966255
  41. Lisa WatsonCoalton, WV 262571063192813
  42. Mary WatsonCharleston, WV 253111174284749
  43. Michelle WatsonCharleston, WV 253111205592078
  44. Natalie WatsonRidgeley, WV 267531295513935
  45. Patricia WattsHarts, WV 255241477132595
  46. Samantha WattsHarts, WV 255241790378164
  47. William WattsIndependence, WV 263741548854144
  48. Brandi WaughGauley Bridge, WV 250851427638055
  49. Pennie WaughCharleston, WV 253111366107856
  50. Chelsea WaybrightCharleston, WV 253111497478713

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.