Driver
NUCC 172A00000X
8,758 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 102nd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Driver ranks 102nd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.12% of all registered NPIs), densest in Ohio; per resident North Dakota leads.
- 8,758
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 102nd
- of 690 specialties
- 862
- state-share HHI
- 0.1%
- Part D prescriber share
North Dakota is densest per capita (11.2× the national rate; Ohio 6.8×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Driver (NUCC 172A00000X; 0.1% Part D prescribers (6 of 8,758); avg 6,941 Part D claims/prescriber (7th of 572); Open Payments avg $121/physician (508th of 551; 1 paid, $121 total); state-share HHI 862; next-larger headcount neighbor Contractor (+36); next-smaller Infectious Disease Physician (-221)).
Next larger: Contractor (8,794) Next smaller: Infectious Disease Physician (8,537)
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
- North Dakota 11.2× · 29.1/100k
- Ohio 6.8× · 17.7/100k
- Louisiana 3× · 7.9/100k
- Virginia 2.8× · 7.3/100k
- Colorado 1.8× · 4.7/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Washington 0.13× · 0.3/100k
- Utah 0.17× · 0.4/100k
- Pennsylvania 0.21× · 0.5/100k
- Oklahoma 0.22× · 0.6/100k
- Connecticut 0.23× · 0.6/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 2,086 |
| 2 | California | 751 |
| 3 | Virginia | 635 |
| 4 | Texas | 507 |
| 5 | Florida | 434 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 360 |
| 7 | Georgia | 280 |
| 8 | Illinois | 280 |
| 9 | Colorado | 278 |
| 10 | New York | 264 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 250 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 246 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 237 |
| 14 | North Dakota | 228 |
| 15 | Michigan | 190 |
Top Cities for Driver
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AkronOhio | 152 |
| 2 | MilwaukeeWisconsin | 151 |
| 3 | Fort CollinsColorado | 145 |
| 4 | CincinnatiOhio | 141 |
| 5 | HoustonTexas | 134 |
| 6 | ColumbusOhio | 130 |
| 7 | ClevelandOhio | 118 |
| 8 | DaytonOhio | 89 |
| 9 | ChicagoIllinois | 73 |
| 10 | ToledoOhio | 66 |
| 11 | MemphisTennessee | 63 |
| 12 | Baton RougeLouisiana | 58 |
Sample Driver NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Archana Dave, MS, MBAGurnee, IL |
| 2 | Bari CampbellCarmel, IN |
| 3 | Dalen ShankCarmel, IN |
| 4 | Kevin LeachmanCarmel, IN |
| 5 | James SharpeCarmel, IN |
| 6 | William McDonald, ATC, LATTuscaloosa, AL |
| 7 | Sheryll KellyOrlando, FL |
| 8 | Natalie Brown, LCSW, MSWFort Collins, CO |
| 9 | Tesfai AmedaiLaveen, AZ |
| 10 | Juan De La Rosa, M.D.Vega Baja, PR |
| 11 | John Schulte, MDFort Collins, CO |
| 12 | Joan JunearickTupelo, MS |
| 13 | Bret CroffordArlington, TX |
| 14 | Shirley MartinezAlpharetta, GA |
| 15 | John Morris, ATC/LPanama City, FL |
| 16 | Shake SeysyanLos Angeles, CA |
| 17 | Sharon BrandWickliffe, OH |
| 18 | Theresa Eiermann, CERTIFIED HPC/HCBSGarrettsville, OH |
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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