Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist providers in the U.S.
145 NPPES records list laboratory management specialist/technologist as their primary taxonomy; Florida and Georgia have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 246QL0900X means
246QL0900X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, Pathology, Laboratory Management, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 145 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
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246QL0900X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Houston has the most, 7
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246QL0900X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 33 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 5 | 0.1 |
| California | 7 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 15 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 6 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 4 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 4 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 7 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 15 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 3 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code246QL0900X · Specialist/Technologist, Pathology
- Size rank479th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family3rd of 12 Specialist/Technologist, Pathology codes, 10.6% of the family
- Part D prescribers1 (0.7% of records)
- Part D claims61 a year per prescriber, on average (391st of 496)
- Concentration8 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 laboratory management specialist/technologist records
- Krishnaji Kulkarni, PH.D.Birmingham, AL1992182984
- James TaylorMontgomery, AL1255197513
- Elmo BarnesTempe, AZ1932976800
- Linda Nocilla, CLSParker, AZ1184758757
- Mykal MossTucson, AZ1902653496
- Rosita MaciasKayena, AZ1124999537
- Amanda Tracey, M.T.Polacca, AZ1902121585
- Arman GrigoryanLos Angeles, CA1033085964
- Wayne Scheuch, M.T.Los Angeles, CA1780876789
- Rodnesha FosterSylmar, CA1508691288
- Thomas Crisman, PHD, MSCarlsbad, CA1538023791
- Mohamed Elbaz, MS MB(ASCP)Templeton, CA1295079242
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 145 NPIs list Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist as primary taxonomy across 34 states (peak Florida, 15). That is 479th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist?
Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist providers are listed in 34 states; Houston leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Ocularist and just below Ophthalmic Assistant. Browse by state or search by name.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Laboratory Management Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 61 claims and $420 drug cost per prescriber; 391st 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.