Health & Wellness Coach
NUCC 171400000X
7,453 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 55 states · 109th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Health & Wellness Coach ranks 109th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.1% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.
- 7,453
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 109th
- of 690 specialties
- 980
- state-share HHI
- 0.2%
- Part D prescriber share
California is densest per capita (2.5× the national rate; District of Columbia 2×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Health & Wellness Coach (NUCC 171400000X; 0.2% Part D prescribers (13 of 7,453); avg 314 Part D claims/prescriber (369th of 572); Open Payments avg $134/physician (495th of 551; 7 paid, $939 total); state-share HHI 980; next-larger headcount neighbor Community Health Registered Nurse (+228); next-smaller Health Educator (-490)).
Next larger: Community Health Registered Nurse (7,681) Next smaller: Health Educator (6,963)
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
- California 2.5× · 5.4/100k
- District of Columbia 2× · 4.4/100k
- Montana 1.8× · 4/100k
- Alaska 1.7× · 3.8/100k
- Oklahoma 1.7× · 3.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.24× · 0.5/100k
- Mississippi 0.43× · 1/100k
- West Virginia 0.46× · 1/100k
- Iowa 0.48× · 1.1/100k
- South Dakota 0.49× · 1.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 2,099 |
| 2 | Texas | 443 |
| 3 | Florida | 420 |
| 4 | New York | 262 |
| 5 | Ohio | 249 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 223 |
| 7 | Georgia | 222 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 216 |
| 9 | Michigan | 188 |
| 10 | Colorado | 180 |
| 11 | Illinois | 175 |
| 12 | Washington | 173 |
| 13 | New Jersey | 171 |
| 14 | Maryland | 162 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 153 |
Top Cities for Health & Wellness Coach
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 168 |
| 2 | San DiegoCalifornia | 78 |
| 3 | ModestoCalifornia | 73 |
| 4 | OntarioCalifornia | 71 |
| 5 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 61 |
| 6 | HoustonTexas | 58 |
| 7 | CarsonCalifornia | 52 |
| 8 | New YorkNew York | 52 |
| 9 | McclellanCalifornia | 49 |
| 10 | ChicagoIllinois | 46 |
| 11 | AnaheimCalifornia | 45 |
| 12 | BirminghamAlabama | 44 |
Sample Health & Wellness Coach NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Farrell, PHARM.D., RPHBoscobel, WI |
| 2 | Beverly Harris, CEOAnnandale, VA |
| 3 | John Sheffel, RN, FNP-CVictoria, TX |
| 4 | Timothy Henderson, D.C.Gainesville, TX |
| 5 | Zelda Peters, FNPAlbany, GA |
| 6 | Teri Hobbs, LMT, FDNPAbilene, TX |
| 7 | David Strickland, NBC-WHCClermont, FL |
| 8 | Hannah Mich, CPT, MED, PESBuffalo Grove, IL |
| 9 | Victoria Hagstrom, MDSt Charles, MN |
| 10 | Joseph Babiarz, M.D.Wausau, WI |
| 11 | April Bush, PHARM.D.Wilmington, DE |
| 12 | Dharmesh Patel, M.D.Houston, TX |
| 13 | Ana Castillo-Garcia, B.A.Los Angeles, CA |
| 14 | Giancarlo Scalise, PT, DPTChicago, IL |
| 15 | Kari May, NBC-HWCSeattle, WA |
| 16 | Suzanne Pachtman, DPT, MS, HWCGlenview, IL |
| 17 | Maria WyattEl Centro, CA |
| 18 | Valerie Smith, LCSWApopka, FL |
Frequently Asked Questions
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How heavy is Health & Wellness Coach 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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