NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.

137 NPPES records list high-risk obstetric registered nurse as their primary taxonomy; Montana and Texas have the most per resident. 2 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163WX0002X · method

What taxonomy code 163WX0002X means

163WX0002X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Obstetric, High-Risk, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 137 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

  1. Montana0.2
  2. Texas0.1
  3. North Carolina0.1
  4. Arizona0.1
  5. Ohio0.1
  6. Tennessee0.1
  7. Colorado0.1
  8. Maryland0.1
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WX0002X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Houston has the most, 8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WX0002X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 31 states and D.C. with records, by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Arizona110.1
California130.0
Colorado40.1
Connecticut10.0
Florida40.0
Georgia40.0
Hawaii10.1
Illinois30.0
Indiana30.0
Iowa10.0
Kentucky30.1
Louisiana10.0
Maryland40.1
Massachusetts10.0
Michigan40.0
Minnesota20.0
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Missouri30.0
Montana20.2
Nevada10.0
New Jersey30.0
New Mexico10.0
New York80.0
North Carolina120.1
Ohio70.1
Oregon20.0
Tennessee60.1
Texas220.1
Utah30.1
Virginia10.0
Washington40.1
Wisconsin20.0

In federal data

  • NUCC code163WX0002X · Registered Nurse
  • Size rank491st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
  • In its family43rd of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0.1% of the family
  • Part D prescribers2 (1.5% of records)
  • Part D claims38 a year per prescriber, on average (429th of 496)
  • Industry payments6 physicians paid $708 in 2024, $118 each on average
  • Concentration6 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 high-risk obstetric registered nurse records

  1. April Harris, RNPhoenix, AZ1447318480
  2. Doris Cleveland, RNPhoenix, AZ1619172525
  3. Wendy RazoPhoenix, AZ1003045329
  4. Wendy Davis, REGISTERED NURSSEPhoenix, AZ1295046357
  5. Zubaidat Bello, RNPhoenix, AZ1285945170
  6. Nancy May, RN, MSNPhoenix, AZ1245581495
  7. Victoria Burton, RNPhoenix, AZ1225862188
  8. Samantha Muro, RNMesa, AZ1487489324
  9. Rosa Garcia, FNPNogales, AZ1255308300
  10. Katherine Novotny, RNFlagstaff, AZ1962361923
  11. Judy Vernon, RNTuba City, AZ1396046546
  12. Robert LuceroLos Angeles, CA1417836859

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Why is High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 137 NPIs list High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse as primary taxonomy across 31 states (peak Texas, 22). That is 491st of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.

Do the few High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 6 paid High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse physicians totaling $708 (30 payments; average $118, 408th of 470 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.

How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?

Among High-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse NPIs, 2 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 38 claims and $882 drug cost per prescriber; 429th 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.

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