Driver providers in the U.S.
7,472 NPPES records list driver as their primary taxonomy, about 2.2 per 100,000 residents; Ohio and North Dakota have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 172A00000X means
172A00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Driver, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 7,472 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A person employed to operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of persons or property.
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 172A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Milwaukee has the most, 156
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172A00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 57 | 1.1 |
| Alaska | 22 | 3.0 |
| Arizona | 112 | 1.5 |
| Arkansas | 99 | 3.2 |
| California | 758 | 1.9 |
| Colorado | 155 | 2.6 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 8 | 0.8 |
| District of Columbia | 23 | 3.4 |
| Florida | 419 | 1.9 |
| Georgia | 273 | 2.5 |
| Hawaii | 29 | 2.0 |
| Idaho | 17 | 0.9 |
| Illinois | 283 | 2.3 |
| Indiana | 127 | 1.9 |
| Iowa | 39 | 1.2 |
| Kansas | 33 | 1.1 |
| Kentucky | 29 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | 363 | 7.9 |
| Maine | 9 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | 41 | 0.7 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | 176 | 1.8 |
| Minnesota | 233 | 4.1 |
| Mississippi | 117 | 4.0 |
| Missouri | 81 | 1.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 17 | 1.5 |
| Nebraska | 53 | 2.7 |
| Nevada | 34 | 1.1 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | 122 | 1.3 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 0.8 |
| New York | 262 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | 246 | 2.3 |
| North Dakota | 71 | 9.1 |
| Ohio | 1,182 | 10.0 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 34 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 71 | 0.5 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 1.1 |
| South Carolina | 82 | 1.5 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 0.7 |
| Tennessee | 188 | 2.6 |
| Texas | 486 | 1.6 |
| Utah | 14 | 0.4 |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 635 | 7.3 |
| Washington | 25 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | 22 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | 251 | 4.2 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code172A00000X
- Size rank109th of 688 specialties by records (0.1% of all)
- Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims38,409 a year per prescriber, on average (1st of 496)
- Concentration6 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 driver records
- Jan ReyesAnchorage, AK1154781409
- Nathan StarbardAnchorage, AK1427655778
- Thomas AldebronWasilla, AK1912768540
- Hope TurnerValdez, AK1154451045
- Stacy HuntValdez, AK1063542959
- Brandi HuntValdez, AK1689704579
- Jeremy MartinValdez, AK1669502555
- Elainy McFaddinValdez, AK1487784377
- Christi Haley, CNAValdez, AK1295865186
- Donna HenryValdez, AK1720118615
- Joel ClarkValdez, AK1609906502
- Coral ClarkValdez, AK1518097419
- Pati Washam, CNAValdez, AK1316077217
- Janet HickmanValdez, AK1225168123
- Debra LiljedahlValdez, AK1619007507
- Sara GilmoreValdez, AK1528198413
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Driver headcount concentrate?
7,472 Driver NPIs span 52 states; Ohio alone holds 1,182. Top metros include Milwaukee, WI; Houston, TX; Akron, OH; Cleveland, OH. Nationally this is 109th of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find a Driver provider?
Driver providers are listed in 52 states; Milwaukee leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Interventional Cardiology Physician and just below Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
How heavy is Driver Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Driver NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 38,409 claims and $807K drug cost per prescriber; 1st 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.