Dental Hygienist
NUCC 124Q00000X
16,068 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 55 states · 66th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Dental Hygienist ranks 66th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.22% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Maine leads.
- 16,068
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 66th
- of 690 specialties
- 480
- state-share HHI
- 1.1%
- Part D prescriber share
Maine is densest per capita (6.3× the national rate; Oregon 5.9×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Dental Hygienist (NUCC 124Q00000X; 1.1% Part D prescribers (169 of 16,068); avg 112 Part D claims/prescriber (484th of 572); Open Payments avg $348/physician (409th of 551; 154 paid, $54K total); state-share HHI 480; next-larger headcount neighbor Surgical Physician Assistant (+312); next-smaller Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (-450)).
Next larger: Surgical Physician Assistant (16,380) Next smaller: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (15,618)
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
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.05× · 0.2/100k
- Alabama 0.16× · 0.8/100k
- Louisiana 0.17× · 0.8/100k
- New Jersey 0.20× · 1/100k
- Iowa 0.22× · 1.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,890 |
| 2 | Oregon | 1,188 |
| 3 | Colorado | 1,161 |
| 4 | Washington | 985 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 938 |
| 6 | Michigan | 901 |
| 7 | New York | 742 |
| 8 | Texas | 695 |
| 9 | Florida | 636 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 498 |
| 11 | Arizona | 458 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 419 |
| 13 | Maine | 414 |
| 14 | Missouri | 371 |
| 15 | Illinois | 344 |
Top Cities for Dental Hygienist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PortlandOregon | 269 |
| 2 | DenverColorado | 176 |
| 3 | SalemOregon | 115 |
| 4 | Colorado SpringsColorado | 113 |
| 5 | San DiegoCalifornia | 109 |
| 6 | SeattleWashington | 109 |
| 7 | WaukeshaWisconsin | 107 |
| 8 | VancouverWashington | 103 |
| 9 | AlbuquerqueNew Mexico | 97 |
| 10 | HillsboroOregon | 96 |
| 11 | MilwaukeeWisconsin | 94 |
| 12 | DallasTexas | 93 |
Sample Dental Hygienist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Straetz, HYGIENISTMilwaukee, WI |
| 2 | Gail Lefsaker, RDHJackson, CA |
| 3 | Jack Wilson, RDHAPNational City, CA |
| 4 | Elizabeth Kreger, RDHWalla Walla, WA |
| 5 | Susan McLearan, RDHAPVisalia, CA |
| 6 | Teresa Burson, RDHSan Angelo, TX |
| 7 | Gena Franks, RDH BSSan Angelo, TX |
| 8 | Paula Magalhaes Coelho, RDHWaterbury, CT |
| 9 | Carmen Torres, RDHFt Buchanan, PR |
| 10 | Dawn Heidbrink, RDHSaint Louis, MO |
| 11 | Priscilla Watt, RDHVirginia Beach, VA |
| 12 | Joanne Mitchell, RDHWaterbury, CT |
| 13 | Elizabeth Miller, RDHWaterbury, CT |
| 14 | Ermir Xhihani, RDHWaterbury, CT |
| 15 | Mary Thomas, RDHSaint Louis, MO |
| 16 | Gina Canale, RDHWaterbury, CT |
| 17 | Tiffany Jones, RDHNorfolk, VA |
| 18 | Renee Byam, DENTAL HYGIENISTJbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the large Dental Hygienist headcount concentrate?
How large is Dental Hygienist's Open Payments footprint?
How heavy is Dental Hygienist 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
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