Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist
NUCC 364SC0200X · Clinical Nurse Specialist
215 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 36 states · 436th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist ranks 436th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Illinois; per resident Oklahoma leads.
- 215
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 436th
- of 690 specialties
- 565
- state-share HHI
- 14.9%
- Part D prescriber share
Oklahoma is densest per capita (3.9× the national rate; Illinois 3.4×); 2.3% of the Clinical Nurse Specialist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist (NUCC 364SC0200X; 14.9% Part D prescribers (32 of 215); avg 1,073 Part D claims/prescriber (130th of 572); Open Payments avg $643/physician (328th of 551; 59 paid, $38K total); state-share HHI 565; next-larger headcount neighbor Pain Management Registered Nurse (+1); next-smaller Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (-1)).
Next larger: Pain Management Registered Nurse (216) Next smaller: Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (214)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 27 |
| 2 | California | 21 |
| 3 | Ohio | 16 |
| 4 | Florida | 14 |
| 5 | Texas | 14 |
| 6 | Indiana | 11 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 11 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 |
Sample Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Dignan, CNSChicago, IL |
| 2 | Julie Marcum, APRNBoise, ID |
| 3 | Lorraine Fields, CNSAkron, OH |
| 4 | Daphne Hargate, CNPCleveland, OH |
| 5 | Susan Giacchino, APNKankakee, IL |
| 6 | Kathleen Grady, CNSChicago, IL |
| 7 | Melissa Thorson, CCNS CCRN CNRNRobbinsdale, MN |
| 8 | Bette Idemoto, PHD RN CCRN CSCleveland, OH |
| 9 | Kathryn Johnson, RN, MS, CNS, CCRNPortland, OR |
| 10 | Carol Budgin, CNSEast Chicago, IN |
| 11 | Denise Antle, ARNP, MSN, CCNSDavenport, IA |
| 12 | Elizabeth (beth) Zimmermann, APNChicago, IL |
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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