Developmental Therapist
NUCC 222Q00000X
17,666 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 49 states · 62nd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Developmental Therapist ranks 62nd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.24% of all registered NPIs), densest in Massachusetts; per resident Massachusetts leads.
- 17,666
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 62nd
- of 690 specialties
- 1961
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
Massachusetts is densest per capita (14.9× the national rate; Illinois 4.3×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Developmental Therapist (NUCC 222Q00000X; 0% Part D prescribers (7 of 17,666); avg 190 Part D claims/prescriber (431st of 572); Open Payments avg $427/physician (382nd of 551; 4 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 1,961; next-larger headcount neighbor Hospitalist Physician (+284); next-smaller Gastroenterology Physician (-605)).
Next larger: Hospitalist Physician (17,950) Next smaller: Gastroenterology Physician (17,061)
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
- Massachusetts 14.9× · 77.7/100k
- Illinois 4.3× · 22.6/100k
- Florida 3.9× · 20.5/100k
- Kentucky 3.1× · 16.1/100k
- Indiana 2.6× · 13.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Oregon 0.03× · 0.1/100k
- Oklahoma 0.03× · 0.1/100k
- Minnesota 0.03× · 0.2/100k
- Washington 0.03× · 0.2/100k
- Nevada 0.04× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5,441 |
| 2 | Florida | 4,625 |
| 3 | Illinois | 2,840 |
| 4 | Indiana | 950 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 729 |
| 6 | New York | 497 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 328 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 325 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 228 |
| 10 | Idaho | 177 |
| 11 | Texas | 173 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 170 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 153 |
| 14 | California | 152 |
| 15 | Virginia | 122 |
Top Cities for Developmental Therapist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MilfordMassachusetts | 2,114 |
| 2 | Pompano BeachFlorida | 895 |
| 3 | WorcesterMassachusetts | 772 |
| 4 | Deerfield BeachFlorida | 693 |
| 5 | ChicagoIllinois | 667 |
| 6 | DanversMassachusetts | 508 |
| 7 | JacksonvilleFlorida | 270 |
| 8 | MiamiFlorida | 267 |
| 9 | TampaFlorida | 246 |
| 10 | IndianapolisIndiana | 199 |
| 11 | Fort WayneIndiana | 180 |
| 12 | CromwellConnecticut | 177 |
Sample Developmental Therapist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chaya Posner, OT/LDavie, FL |
| 2 | Melissa Gillmer, CCC-SLPOrange Park, FL |
| 3 | Julie Watts, MS CCC-SLPJacksonville, FL |
| 4 | Deanna Barowski, MS, CCC-SLPHighland, IL |
| 5 | Tracy Sherman, PHD, CCC-SLPFort Walton Beach, FL |
| 6 | Andrea Alifano, SLPDelray Beach, FL |
| 7 | Jamie Asaro, PTWellington, FL |
| 8 | Latonya SladeDeerfield Beach, FL |
| 9 | Jennifer Frenzel, P.T.Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 10 | Maria Barrueco-Casariego, MDFort Lauderdale, FL |
| 11 | Cristiane Carmo, OTR LValrico, FL |
| 12 | Robert Fifer, PHDMiami, FL |
| 13 | Kelly Prejean, CCC-SLPTallahassee, FL |
| 14 | Nereida Ritz, OTD, OTR/LPort Charlotte, FL |
| 15 | Dale KeppleyBrandon, FL |
| 16 | Randi Schulman, LCSWEvanston, IL |
| 17 | Wendy CrawfordElkton, FL |
| 18 | Karen (mundt) Romano, DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPElgin, 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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