Health Information Technician providers in the U.S.
948 NPPES records list health information technician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.3 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Michigan 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 247000000X means
247000000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Technician, Health Information, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 948 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Preferred term for an Accredited Record Technician who is an individual with an associate's degree from an accredited college or independent study program who is skilled in analyzing health information and in examination of medical records for accuracy, reporting of patient data for reimbursement, and creation of disease registries for researchers.
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 247000000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Plymouth has the most, 162
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 247000000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 42 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 5 | 0.7 |
| Arizona | 14 | 0.2 |
| California | 317 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 21 | 3.1 |
| Florida | 32 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 24 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 12 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 6 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 243 | 2.4 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 8 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 9 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.2 |
| New York | 14 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 10 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | 55 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 21 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 9 | 0.3 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 36 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code247000000X · Technician, Health Information
- Size rank275th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family1st of 2 Technician, Health Information codes, 71% of the family
- Part D prescribers1 (0.1% of records)
- Part D claims80 a year per prescriber, on average (369th of 496)
- Concentration2 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 health information technician records
- Jeremy StamperAnchorage, AK1730547365
- Noellinda PesioAnchorage, AK1053965715
- Lillian BabcockAnchorage, AK1568221257
- Angelina GessellsAnchorage, AK1518705474
- April FiesteKodiak, AK1730437427
- Deborah HosemannVestavia Hills, AL1316535024
- Elizabeth PettyFort Rucker, AL1952579476
- Deontae KarronFort Rucker, AL1487816633
- Sarah Smith, CONTACT REPRESENTATIFort Rucker, AL1598144370
- Heather Werhan, DIET TECHFort Rucker, AL1710460852
- Adam DixonPhoenix, AZ1720637309
- Kassaundra SipekMesa, AZ1366096349
- Sharon BurtonParker, AZ1235263377
- Katrina EsquerraParker, AZ1265566095
- Lois LewisParker, AZ1962536375
- Muriel MillerParker, AZ1669596847
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Health Information Technician's mid-pack national roster?
948 CMS-registered Health Information Technician providers sit across 43 states; California leads with 317. Leading metros: Plymouth, MI; San Leandro, CA; Oakland, CA; Medford, OR. Rank 275th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
Where can I find a Health Information Technician provider?
Health Information Technician providers are listed in 43 states; Plymouth leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Orthopedic Chiropractor and just below Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist. Browse by state or search by name.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Health Information Technician NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 80 claims and $59K drug cost per prescriber; 369th 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.