Histology Technician
NUCC 246RH0600X · Technician, Pathology
25 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 16 states · 634th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Histology Technician ranks 634th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.
- 25
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 634th
- of 690 specialties
- 976
- state-share HHI
- 4%
- Part D prescriber share
California is densest per capita (1.7× the national rate); 0.7% of the Technician, Pathology category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Histology Technician (NUCC 246RH0600X; 4% Part D prescribers (1 of 25); avg 14,927 Part D claims/prescriber (2nd of 572); Open Payments avg $25/physician (540th of 551; 1 paid, $25 total); state-share HHI 976; next-larger headcount neighbor Biomedical Engineering Technician (+1); next-smaller Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (-1)).
Next larger: Biomedical Engineering Technician (26) Next smaller: Bone Densitometry Radiologic Technologist (24)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 5 |
| 2 | Texas | 4 |
| 3 | Florida | 2 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 2 |
| 5 | Arizona | 1 |
| 6 | Colorado | 1 |
| 7 | Delaware | 1 |
| 8 | Idaho | 1 |
Sample Histology Technician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maggie Olson, MLTPlummer, ID |
| 2 | Marco SotoModesto, CA |
| 3 | Dwight BarhitePenrose, CO |
| 4 | Melissa JohnsonTallahassee, FL |
| 5 | Michael SchlichtRapid City, SD |
| 6 | Krystal Yancy, HTHouston, TX |
| 7 | Candy Bales, H.T.Houston, TX |
| 8 | Shirley Jones, H.T.ASCPLake Jackson, TX |
| 9 | Yvette PendletonBear, DE |
| 10 | Melinda ChiaroLong Beach, CA |
| 11 | Wayne Smith, HTNovato, CA |
| 12 | Juliana LoraBrooklyn, NY |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Histology Technician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
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How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
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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