Gerontology Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.
625 NPPES records list gerontology registered nurse as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; Oregon and Ohio have the most per resident. 22 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WG0600X means
163WG0600X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Gerontology, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 625 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 163WG0600X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Portland has the most, 32
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WG0600X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 9 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 59 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 24 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 18 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 25 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 23 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 6 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 9 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 24 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 0.3 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 12 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 35 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 53 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 67 | 0.6 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 42 | 1.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 34 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 18 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WG0600X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank310th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family24th of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0.3% of the family
- Part D prescribers22 (3.5% of records)
- Part D claims1,220 a year per prescriber, on average (61st of 496)
- Industry payments20 physicians paid $25K in 2024, $1K each on average
- Concentration7 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 gerontology registered nurse records
- Gabriel Sapalaran, BSN RNBirmingham, AL1578808507
- Kayla Hightower, RNBirmingham, AL1295509016
- Caroline CrowderBirmingham, AL1659213395
- Rakiya Adediji, CRNPMontgomery, AL1720599772
- Kimlyn McVay, RNDothan, AL1962856286
- Wendy Shy, RNAshford, AL1770723892
- Tyronda RedmondMobile, AL1639612278
- Elizabeth Shook, RNP, CS, APNAlexander, AR1548606361
- Kathy Richards, RNP, MS, PHD, DABSMNorth Little Rock, AR1518055094
- Kathleen May, R.N.North Little Rock, AR1437301447
- Leanne Lefler, APN, PHDLittle Rock, AR1750510061
- Deborah Crabill, MNSC GNP ANP BS ARNPPhoenix, AZ1518924570
- Fang YuPhoenix, AZ1033910476
- Phyllis Waigwa, RNScottsdale, AZ1386500684
- Aleysa Raymond, NPPeoria, AZ1356712285
- Mary Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONERTucson, AZ1669406476
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Gerontology Registered Nurse's mid-pack national roster?
625 CMS-registered Gerontology Registered Nurse providers sit across 47 states; Ohio leads with 67. Leading metros: Portland, OR; Detroit, MI; Chillicothe, OH; San Diego, CA. Rank 310th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Gerontology Registered Nurse show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 20 Gerontology Registered Nurse physicians receiving $25K across 149 payments (average $1K; 210th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Gerontology Registered Nurse NPIs, 22 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,220 claims and $93K drug cost per prescriber; 61st 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.