Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.
2,225 NPPES records list diabetes educator registered nurse as their primary taxonomy, about 0.7 per 100,000 residents; Rhode Island and North Dakota have the most per resident. 10 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WD0400X means
163WD0400X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 2,225 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 163WD0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Providence has the most, 50
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WD0400X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 23 | 0.5 |
| Alaska | 14 | 1.9 |
| Arizona | 50 | 0.7 |
| Arkansas | 16 | 0.5 |
| California | 185 | 0.5 |
| Colorado | 26 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 0.5 |
| Delaware | 5 | 0.5 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 0.6 |
| Florida | 73 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 38 | 0.3 |
| Hawaii | 24 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | 30 | 1.5 |
| Illinois | 69 | 0.5 |
| Indiana | 41 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | 22 | 0.7 |
| Kansas | 32 | 1.1 |
| Kentucky | 48 | 1.1 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 0.5 |
| Maine | 11 | 0.8 |
| Maryland | 28 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | 53 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota | 66 | 1.2 |
| Mississippi | 16 | 0.5 |
| Missouri | 65 | 1.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 11 | 1.0 |
| Nebraska | 36 | 1.8 |
| Nevada | 16 | 0.5 |
| New Hampshire | 19 | 1.4 |
| New Jersey | 26 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | 41 | 1.9 |
| New York | 185 | 0.9 |
| North Carolina | 47 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | 56 | 7.1 |
| Ohio | 45 | 0.4 |
| Oklahoma | 49 | 1.2 |
| Oregon | 40 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | 119 | 10.9 |
| South Carolina | 34 | 0.6 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1.3 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 57 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 67 | 2.0 |
| Vermont | 20 | 3.1 |
| Virginia | 39 | 0.5 |
| Washington | 49 | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 33 | 1.9 |
| Wisconsin | 114 | 1.9 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 1.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WD0400X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank194th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
- In its family18th of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0.9% of the family
- Part D prescribers10 (0.4% of records)
- Part D claims1,076 a year per prescriber, on average (72nd of 496)
- Industry payments52 physicians paid $22K in 2024, $418 each on average
- Concentration13 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 diabetes educator registered nurse records
- Susan Martin, RN, CDEAnchorage, AK1851856827
- Barbara Long, RN, CDE, CDTC, CPTAnchorage, AK1396239604
- Dianna Fornasier, RN CDCESDillingham, AK1104097153
- Lois Schumacher, RN, MSN, CDE, BC-ADMDillingham, AK1134420078
- Stephanie Hillis, MSN RNDillingham, AK1811796675
- Louisa Solesbee, RNKodiak, AK1437463601
- Sandra Perry, RNFairbanks, AK1699935155
- Nancy Davidian, BA, BSN, RNFairbanks, AK1417492463
- Christy Williams, RNFairbanks, AK1336839315
- Mary Flora, RNFort Yukon, AK1134295082
- Bruce Warwick, R.N.Kotzebue, AK1386846426
- Peter Christian, RN CDEJuneau, AK1053567404
- Cynthia Nickerson, RN CDE CMCDouglas, AK1891350005
- Jennifer Henderson, RN, CDESitka, AK1093836033
- Janice McMahan, RNAlabaster, AL1447497458
- Elizabeth Reid, APRN, BC, CDEBirmingham, AL1184705675
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse headcount concentrate?
2,225 Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse NPIs span 55 states; California alone holds 185. Top metros include Providence, RI; Lexington, KY; Phoenix, AZ; Warwick, RI. Nationally this is 194th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 52 Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse physicians totaling $22K (189 payments; average $418, 300th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse NPIs, 10 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,076 claims and $554K drug cost per prescriber; 72nd of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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.