Funeral Director providers in the U.S.
25 NPPES records list funeral director as their primary taxonomy; Vermont and Pennsylvania have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 176P00000X means
176P00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Funeral Director, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 25 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A person, usually an embalmer, whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and to assist at the funeral rites.
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 176P00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Cincinnati has the most, 2
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 176P00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 12 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 2 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 2 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code176P00000X
- Size rank622nd of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- Concentration3 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 funeral director records
- Catherine Park, FUNERAL DIRECTORFairbanks, AK1588493472
- Carmela Helapitage, MTTempe, AZ1750576872
- Geneva Mae GullionSan Jose, CA1063033850
- Kristie Brown, PHARMDOrlando, FL1255700308
- Peggy JohnsonPompano Beach, FL1285453381
- Tyler BernsteinBerkley, MI1285255745
- Jennifer StockwellNew Buffalo, MI1124659248
- Hunter BeattieHillsborough, NC1881310233
- Donnell GillKings Mountain, NC1265182737
- Mary Ann GosselinEdison, NJ1699580035
- Henry Vinson, CFSPCincinnati, OH1669167235
- Jamila Woods, FUNERAL DIRECTORCincinnati, OH1821729104
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Funeral Director a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 25 NPIs list Funeral Director as primary taxonomy across 12 states (peak Pennsylvania, 9). That is 622nd of 688 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 12 states; Cincinnati leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Medical Biochemical Genetics and just below Graphics Designer. 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.
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.