NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 246QL0900X · method

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

  1. Florida0.1
  2. Georgia0.1
  3. North Carolina0.1
  4. Tennessee0.1
  5. Arizona0.1
  6. Kentucky0.1
  7. Maryland0.1
  8. Missouri0.1
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.0

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

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama20.0
Arizona50.1
California70.0
Colorado20.0
Florida150.1
Georgia90.1
Hawaii10.1
Idaho20.1
Illinois60.0
Indiana10.0
Kentucky40.1
Maryland40.1
Massachusetts10.0
Minnesota10.0
Mississippi20.1
Missouri40.1
Montana10.1

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

  1. Freddy Mas Vargas, MTAguada, PR1346232410
  2. Sharon Greacen, MT(ASCP)Dulce, NM1194747279
  3. Jingwei Yu, PH.D.San Francisco, CA1851302350
  4. Lenka DimaninaHouston, TX1447365820
  5. Rafael Andujar, MT (ASCP)Houston, TX1881702082
  6. Valerie Coleman, MT(ASCP),CHS(ABHI)Houston, TX1720199250
  7. Enid Vargas, M.T.Penuelas, PR1194876458
  8. Tarsha Ambeau, FNPNatchez, MS1366598203
  9. Wilfredo Reyes, M.T.Carolina, PR1710021365
  10. Maritza Grajales-Soto, M.T.Carolina, PR1972647030
  11. Kristen Reynolds, PHDLouisville, KY1861537011
  12. Terri CarterCass Lake, MN1639214141

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.