Health Educator
NUCC 174H00000X
6,963 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 110th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Health Educator ranks 110th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.1% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Delaware leads.
- 6,963
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 110th
- of 690 specialties
- 658
- state-share HHI
- 0.5%
- Part D prescriber share
Delaware is densest per capita (3.3× the national rate; New York 2.2×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Health Educator (NUCC 174H00000X; 0.5% Part D prescribers (36 of 6,963); avg 497 Part D claims/prescriber (291st of 572); Open Payments avg $8K/physician (52nd of 551; 19 paid, $156K total); state-share HHI 658; next-larger headcount neighbor Health & Wellness Coach (+490); next-smaller Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse (-34)).
Next larger: Health & Wellness Coach (7,453) Next smaller: Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse (6,929)
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
- Delaware 3.3× · 6.7/100k
- New York 2.2× · 4.5/100k
- Oregon 2.2× · 4.4/100k
- District of Columbia 2.1× · 4.4/100k
- Michigan 2× · 4.2/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Vermont 0.38× · 0.8/100k
- Tennessee 0.38× · 0.8/100k
- Illinois 0.47× · 1/100k
- North Dakota 0.50× · 1/100k
- Louisiana 0.51× · 1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,242 |
| 2 | New York | 883 |
| 3 | Michigan | 424 |
| 4 | Florida | 377 |
| 5 | Texas | 317 |
| 6 | Maryland | 220 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 198 |
| 8 | Oregon | 188 |
| 9 | Georgia | 168 |
| 10 | Ohio | 162 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 161 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 155 |
| 13 | Virginia | 149 |
| 14 | Washington | 149 |
| 15 | Indiana | 127 |
Top Cities for Health Educator
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle IslandNew York | 113 |
| 2 | BrooklynNew York | 106 |
| 3 | BronxNew York | 78 |
| 4 | DetroitMichigan | 75 |
| 5 | New YorkNew York | 72 |
| 6 | VisaliaCalifornia | 71 |
| 7 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 69 |
| 8 | TampaFlorida | 66 |
| 9 | San DiegoCalifornia | 60 |
| 10 | HoustonTexas | 57 |
| 11 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 52 |
| 12 | WilmingtonDelaware | 51 |
Sample Health Educator NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Gobble, DRPH, RD, LDMilwaukie, OR |
| 2 | Jason Plummer, RPHIronton, OH |
| 3 | J Haggard, NMDPhoenix, AZ |
| 4 | Elijah Fletcher III, ATCLeesburg, FL |
| 5 | Nicole Scovis, PHARM.D.Tucson, AZ |
| 6 | Noel Neptune, ATCGorham, ME |
| 7 | Maria Curcio, CDE, RDN, CNDPatchogue, NY |
| 8 | Jeffrey Marsee, LAT, ATC, DHEDUpland, IN |
| 9 | Karen Camera, M.D.Longmeadow, MA |
| 10 | Tracy Gutman, MDOregon City, OR |
| 11 | Susan Musal, CNPTucson, AZ |
| 12 | Alicia Hyatte, MSW, LCSWOrlando, FL |
| 13 | Susie Suttle, MPH,LMSWMemphis, TN |
| 14 | Paula Lunde, MPH, CDEOrange, CA |
| 15 | Catherine Goldberg, MPHSanta Ana, CA |
| 16 | Erin Ferguson, CTRSDanville, PA |
| 17 | Heather PanczykPort Huron, MI |
| 18 | Laura Simmons, P.T.Brookhaven, GA |
Frequently Asked Questions
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How large is Health Educator's Open Payments footprint?
How heavy is Health Educator Part D prescribing at scale?
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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