Independent Duty Corpsman
NUCC 1710I1002X · Military Health Care Provider
3,023 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 46 states · 161st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Independent Duty Corpsman ranks 161st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.04% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Connecticut leads.
- 3,023
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 161st
- of 690 specialties
- 2424
- state-share HHI
- 0.2%
- Part D prescriber share
Connecticut is densest per capita (6.2× the national rate; Hawaii 6×); 40.2% of the Military Health Care Provider category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Independent Duty Corpsman (NUCC 1710I1002X; 0.2% Part D prescribers (6 of 3,023); avg 384 Part D claims/prescriber (328th of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (206th of 551; 2 paid, $3K total); state-share HHI 2,424; next-larger headcount neighbor Military Health Care Provider (+133); next-smaller Pediatric Registered Nurse (-49)).
Next larger: Military Health Care Provider (3,156) Next smaller: Pediatric Registered Nurse (2,974)
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
- Connecticut 6.2× · 5.5/100k
- Hawaii 6× · 5.4/100k
- California 4× · 3.6/100k
- Virginia 4× · 3.5/100k
- Guam 3.6× · 3.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Pennsylvania 0.08× · 0.1/100k
- New York 0.09× · 0.1/100k
- Massachusetts 0.11× · 0.1/100k
- Arizona 0.11× · 0.1/100k
- Ohio 0.11× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,388 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 335 |
| 3 | Virginia | 305 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 200 |
| 5 | Florida | 118 |
| 6 | Washington | 84 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 77 |
| 8 | Texas | 69 |
| 9 | Maryland | 53 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 46 |
| 11 | Georgia | 44 |
| 12 | Illinois | 35 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 30 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 21 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 18 |
Top Cities for Independent Duty Corpsman
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San DiegoCalifornia | 1,001 |
| 2 | Camp LejeuneNorth Carolina | 218 |
| 3 | GrotonConnecticut | 181 |
| 4 | Camp PendletonCalifornia | 114 |
| 5 | Virginia BeachVirginia | 104 |
| 6 | NorfolkVirginia | 82 |
| 7 | JacksonvilleFlorida | 48 |
| 8 | PortsmouthVirginia | 43 |
| 9 | OceansideCalifornia | 38 |
| 10 | JacksonvilleNorth Carolina | 36 |
| 11 | SilverdaleWashington | 32 |
| 12 | Port HuenemeCalifornia | 29 |
Sample Independent Duty Corpsman NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Getola, HS / AMSMemphis, TN |
| 2 | Aaron Fulcher, HSCurtis Bay, MD |
| 3 | Emmett Blount, IDHSChesapeake, VA |
| 4 | Todd Emerson, INDEPENDENT DUTY HSCape May, NJ |
| 5 | Kevin Bishop, IDHSWashington, DC |
| 6 | Richard NealSaint Marys, GA |
| 7 | John Wallace, IDCNorfolk, VA |
| 8 | Eric Cousin, SURFACE IDCBelle Chasse, LA |
| 9 | Michael Ballard, IDCMillington, TN |
| 10 | Timothy Francis, IDCMillington, TN |
| 11 | Ronald DaileyNew Orleans, LA |
| 12 | Wendell BatesNew Orleans, LA |
| 13 | Mario Martin, IDCSan Diego, CA |
| 14 | Michael Garritson, IDCSan Diego, CA |
| 15 | Edward Biggs, IDCSan Diego, CA |
| 16 | Walter McCorkill, IDC USNNorfolk, VA |
| 17 | Franklin Jensen, IDCNorfolk, VA |
| 18 | Matthew Benton, CORPSMANTraverse City, MI |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Military Health Care Provider category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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