Interpreter
NUCC 171R00000X
4,208 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 141st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Interpreter ranks 141st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.06% of all registered NPIs), densest in Washington; per resident Washington leads.
- 4,208
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 141st
- of 690 specialties
- 1105
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
Washington is densest per capita (12× the national rate; Colorado 5×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Interpreter (NUCC 171R00000X; 0% Part D prescribers (1 of 4,208); avg 1,433 Part D claims/prescriber (80th of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (203rd of 551; 1 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 1,105; next-larger headcount neighbor Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (+7); next-smaller Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (-114)).
Next larger: Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (4,215) Next smaller: Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (4,094)
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
- Washington 12× · 14.9/100k
- Colorado 5× · 6.3/100k
- Rhode Island 2.7× · 3.4/100k
- Oregon 2.7× · 3.3/100k
- Utah 2.6× · 3.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,163 |
| 2 | Colorado | 369 |
| 3 | Illinois | 352 |
| 4 | California | 338 |
| 5 | Florida | 262 |
| 6 | Texas | 207 |
| 7 | Oregon | 141 |
| 8 | New York | 134 |
| 9 | Virginia | 127 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 124 |
| 11 | Utah | 112 |
| 12 | Ohio | 73 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 68 |
| 14 | Arizona | 67 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 53 |
Top Cities for Interpreter
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChicagoIllinois | 129 |
| 2 | SeattleWashington | 111 |
| 3 | YakimaWashington | 68 |
| 4 | DenverColorado | 61 |
| 5 | Salt Lake CityUtah | 61 |
| 6 | PascoWashington | 57 |
| 7 | TacomaWashington | 53 |
| 8 | VancouverWashington | 53 |
| 9 | KentWashington | 51 |
| 10 | AuroraColorado | 49 |
| 11 | Saint PaulMinnesota | 46 |
| 12 | EverettWashington | 41 |
Sample Interpreter NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Karla Santos, INTERPRETERProvidence, RI |
| 2 | Norma Benitez, CPHT, RPHT, CCMAFort Mc Coy, FL |
| 3 | Gladys Rivera Vazquez, RPTBarceloneta, PR |
| 4 | Adamy Diaz-Carpenter, LMT, NCBTMBPGreer, SC |
| 5 | Jirom MicaelColumbus, OH |
| 6 | Uriel EnriquezArlington, TX |
| 7 | Diana OrtizSouth Bend, IN |
| 8 | Lucila Jimenez, M.A., M.PHIL.New York, NY |
| 9 | Maria CabadasElmhurst, IL |
| 10 | Hugo Lau, LAC, LMP, MS, NCTMBRedmond, WA |
| 11 | Jimmy Stout, BA CHAPLAINTucson, AZ |
| 12 | Meycho Chao-Lee, ACSWRedding, CA |
| 13 | Margarita RedmondPark Ridge, IL |
| 14 | Bnejamin OrnelasPlainfield, IL |
| 15 | Caitlin Bartholomew, BACHELOR OF SCIENCEJohnson City, TN |
| 16 | Kelly Mitchell, ASSOCIATE DEGREE INTJohnson City, TN |
| 17 | Susana Ambriz-VargasChicago, IL |
| 18 | Perla JimenezChicago, IL |
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.