NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) providers in the U.S.

3,493 NPPES records list lactation consultant (non-rn) as their primary taxonomy, about 1.0 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Oregon 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 174N00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 174N00000X means

174N00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Lactation Consultant, Non-RN, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 3,493 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

An individual trained to provide breastfeeding assistance services to both mothers and infants. Lactation Consultants are not required to be nurses and are trained through specific courses of education. The Lactation Consultant may have additional certification through a national or international organization.

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. District of Columbia3.2
  2. Oregon2.3
  3. Colorado1.7
  4. North Carolina1.6
  5. New Jersey1.6
  6. California1.4
  7. New Mexico1.4
  8. Vermont1.4
  9. 50 states and D.C.1.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Austin has the most, 67

  1. Austin, TX67
  2. Brooklyn, NY54
  3. Los Angeles, CA41
  4. Portland, OR36
  5. New York, NY29
  6. San Diego, CA25
  7. San Francisco, CA25
  8. Denver, CO22

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama190.4
Alaska91.2
Arizona680.9
Arkansas270.9
California5591.4
Colorado1021.7
Connecticut411.1
Delaware80.8
District of Columbia223.2
Florida1750.8
Georgia1211.1
Hawaii130.9
Idaho201.0
Illinois1501.2
Indiana560.8
Iowa80.2
Kansas220.7
Kentucky200.4
Louisiana270.6
Maine130.9
Maryland781.3
Massachusetts831.2
Michigan910.9
Minnesota430.7
Mississippi80.3
Missouri460.7
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana100.9
Nebraska201.0
Nevada270.8
New Hampshire141.0
New Jersey1491.6
New Mexico291.4
New York2401.2
North Carolina1771.6
North Dakota40.5
Ohio640.5
Oklahoma391.0
Oregon982.3
Pennsylvania1381.1
Rhode Island60.5
South Carolina380.7
South Dakota60.7
Tennessee570.8
Texas2880.9
Utah300.9
Vermont91.4
Virginia1031.2
Washington751.0
West Virginia60.3
Wisconsin270.5
Wyoming71.2

In federal data

  • NUCC code174N00000X · Lactation Consultant, Non-RN
  • Size rank158th of 688 specialties by records (0.05% of all)
  • Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims17 a year per prescriber, on average (474th of 496)
  • Industry payments3 physicians paid $78 in 2024, $26 each on average
  • 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 lactation consultant (non-rn) records

  1. Anjelica Malone, CPM, IBCLCIsabela, PR1427146893
  2. Melissa Strong-Lemire, M.S., L.P.C.Castle Rock, CO1720152481
  3. Krystal Long, B.A., CLCGardnerville, NV1083780290
  4. Meredith Pollaro, OTR/L, IBCLCReno, NV1861551582
  5. Jacqueline Marx, LCSW, IBCLCSan Francisco, CA1023170438
  6. Deziree Lindsey, L.M.P.Austin, TX1083769624
  7. Peggy Cohen, LMWilliston, VT1124167119
  8. Tara Hanson-Timpson, RD, IBCLCPalo Alto, CA1225179104
  9. Rachel Radcliffe, MS, OTR/L, IBCLCBethesda, MD1790814093
  10. Catherine Genna, BS, IBCLCWoodhaven, NY1922130517
  11. Nancy Kleinfeld, R.D., IBCLC, RLCBrielle, NJ1982736245
  12. Beth Stein, OT CLCMontville, NJ1669591244
  13. Bethany Gallagher, MS, SLPBaltimore, MD1750404299
  14. Lisa Marasco, IBCLCSanta Maria, CA1396963963
  15. Elizabeth Brooks, JD IBCLCWyndmoor, PA1437363876
  16. Patricia Lindsey, IBCLCMaitland, FL1285848911

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) headcount concentrate?

3,493 Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) NPIs span 52 states; California alone holds 559. Top metros include Austin, TX; Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR. Nationally this is 158th of 688 NUCC codes.

How large is Lactation Consultant (Non-RN)'s Open Payments footprint?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 3 Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) physicians totaling $78 (3 payments; average $26, 460th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How heavy is Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 17 claims and $707 drug cost per prescriber; 474th 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.