Funeral Director

NUCC 176P00000X

25 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 14 states · 634th of 690 specialties by headcount.

25
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
14
States
with ≥1 NPI
Pennsylvania
Top state
9 providers
0%
National share
of all NPIs

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Funeral Director ranks 634th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Pennsylvania; per resident Pennsylvania leads.

25
NPPES providers in specialty
634th
of 690 specialties
1648
state-share HHI
52%
in top 3 states

Pennsylvania is densest per capita (9.4× the national rate).

Taxonomy fingerprint

Funeral Director (NUCC 176P00000X; state-share HHI 1,648; next-larger headcount neighbor Biomedical Engineering Technician (+1); next-smaller Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (-1)).

Next larger: Biomedical Engineering Technician (26) Next smaller: Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (24)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1Pennsylvania9
2Michigan2
3North Carolina2
4Oklahoma2
5Alaska1
6Arkansas1
7Arizona1
8California1

Sample Funeral Director NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#Provider
1Glenda BurnettOklahoma City, OK
2Jerome ShellUniontown, PA
3Carmela Helapitage, MTTempe, AZ
4William Yanicko, F.D.Russellton, PA
5Vinson OrrFrederick, OK
6Timothy SlaterPittsburgh, PA
7Paul Pepper, F.D.Canton, PA
8Patrick HomerDushore, PA
9Kelly FrederickLatrobe, PA
10Jermicka WilliamsShreveport, LA
11Harry McElroyMc Clellandtown, PA
12Jennifer StockwellNew Buffalo, MI

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Funeral Director a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 25 NPIs list Funeral Director as primary taxonomy across 14 states (peak Pennsylvania, 9). That is 634th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Funeral Director?
Funeral Director providers are listed in 14 states; Fairbanks leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist and just below Biomedical Engineering Technician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 176P00000X mean?
Funeral Director is NUCC taxonomy 176P00000X. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.