Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.
411 NPPES records list continuing education/staff development registered nurse as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Delaware and Missouri have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WC1600X means
163WC1600X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Continuing Education/Staff Development, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 411 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WC1600X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
San Antonio has the most, 13
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WC1600X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 47 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 9 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 50 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | 7 | 0.7 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0.3 |
| Florida | 17 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 11 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 22 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 13 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 10 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 10 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 19 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 17 | 0.3 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 0.2 |
| New York | 21 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 20 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 5 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 30 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 2 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 8 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 8 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WC1600X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank361st of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family29th of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0.2% of the family
- Industry payments7 physicians paid $683 in 2024, $98 each on average
- Concentration9 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of continuing education/staff development registered nurse records
- Eric Cothran, RN, BSNAnchorage, AK1154206076
- Angela Kemp, RNAlabaster, AL1467694919
- Wendy Madden, RNBirmingham, AL1316526312
- Starmeya McBride, RNBirmingham, AL1447876685
- Kimberly Bishop, RN, MSN, CCNSBirmingham, AL1891815726
- Ashley Spear, RNMontgomery, AL1023830395
- Delbert McCutchen, MSN, RN, NRAEMTHarrison, AR1568356368
- Sharon HinkleyPhoenix, AZ1356717128
- Erica Moriarty, RNPhoenix, AZ1245178995
- Nancy Dunn, RNPhoenix, AZ1891733077
- Collette EcholsPhoenix, AZ1407405616
- Alan HeftPhoenix, AZ1902781834
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse's mid-pack national roster?
411 CMS-registered Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse providers sit across 49 states; California leads with 50. Rank 361st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 7 Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse physicians receiving $683 across 11 payments (average $98; 419th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
What does NUCC code 163WC1600X mean?
Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse is NUCC taxonomy 163WC1600X in the Registered Nurse group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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.