Dental Assistant
NUCC 126800000X
2,866 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 165th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Dental Assistant ranks 165th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.04% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Oregon leads.
- 2,866
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 165th
- of 690 specialties
- 1467
- state-share HHI
- 0.5%
- Part D prescriber share
Oregon is densest per capita (8.4× the national rate; Alaska 4.3×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Dental Assistant (NUCC 126800000X; 0.5% Part D prescribers (13 of 2,866); avg 77 Part D claims/prescriber (516th of 572); Open Payments avg $157/physician (483rd of 551; 17 paid, $3K total); state-share HHI 1,467; next-larger headcount neighbor Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner (+5); next-smaller Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse (-1)).
Next larger: Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner (2,871) Next smaller: Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse (2,865)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- Oregon 8.4× · 7.1/100k
- Alaska 4.3× · 3.7/100k
- Nevada 3.6× · 3.1/100k
- Colorado 3.2× · 2.7/100k
- California 3× · 2.5/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Indiana 0.15× · 0.1/100k
- Connecticut 0.16× · 0.1/100k
- Alabama 0.16× · 0.1/100k
- Pennsylvania 0.21× · 0.2/100k
- New York 0.23× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 982 |
| 2 | Oregon | 302 |
| 3 | Ohio | 184 |
| 4 | Washington | 183 |
| 5 | Colorado | 158 |
| 6 | Texas | 134 |
| 7 | Nevada | 98 |
| 8 | Georgia | 90 |
| 9 | Florida | 66 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 49 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 48 |
| 12 | New York | 38 |
| 13 | Arizona | 32 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 31 |
| 15 | Missouri | 30 |
Top Cities for Dental Assistant
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 144 |
| 2 | CincinnatiOhio | 106 |
| 3 | Fort CarsonColorado | 104 |
| 4 | PortlandOregon | 103 |
| 5 | VancouverWashington | 60 |
| 6 | RenoNevada | 42 |
| 7 | SalemOregon | 42 |
| 8 | BeavertonOregon | 41 |
| 9 | TorranceCalifornia | 39 |
| 10 | RiversideCalifornia | 36 |
| 11 | Fort IrwinCalifornia | 35 |
| 12 | Colorado SpringsColorado | 34 |
Sample Dental Assistant NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michele OttPlummer, ID |
| 2 | Evie GardipePlummer, ID |
| 3 | Ray BallOffutt A F B, NE |
| 4 | Mary McCoyGreenville, SC |
| 5 | Leigh LykinsJuneau, AK |
| 6 | Sonya Wilson, DENTAL ASSISTANTWashington, DC |
| 7 | Reed Thompson, DDSKalispell, MT |
| 8 | Diane Loehr, EFDAWichita, KS |
| 9 | April Rideout, DENTAL ASSISTANTMillinocket, ME |
| 10 | Donna Passino, EFDAScranton, PA |
| 11 | Renee Stanley, DENTAL ASSISTANTMillinocket, ME |
| 12 | Caroll ZayasToa Baja, PR |
| 13 | Samantha Robinson, DENTAL ASSISTANTMillinocket, ME |
| 14 | Kathleen LuceroPueblo, CO |
| 15 | Marie VaughnPueblo, CO |
| 16 | Ellen Remsing, DDSManhattan, KS |
| 17 | Rachell HenryVancouver, WA |
| 18 | Carol MortiereLawton, OK |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the large Dental Assistant headcount concentrate?
How large is Dental Assistant's Open Payments footprint?
How heavy is Dental Assistant Part D prescribing at scale?
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.