Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) providers in the U.S.
4,071 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) as their primary taxonomy, about 1.2 per 100,000 residents; Vermont and Oklahoma have the most per resident. 3 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WL0100X means
163WL0100X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 4,071 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 163WL0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Chicago has the most, 41
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 67 | 1.3 |
| Alaska | 11 | 1.5 |
| Arizona | 118 | 1.6 |
| Arkansas | 19 | 0.6 |
| California | 443 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | 91 | 1.5 |
| Connecticut | 43 | 1.2 |
| Delaware | 25 | 2.4 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 2.2 |
| Florida | 208 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | 96 | 0.9 |
| Hawaii | 26 | 1.8 |
| Idaho | 32 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 202 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | 68 | 1.0 |
| Iowa | 26 | 0.8 |
| Kansas | 46 | 1.6 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | 55 | 1.2 |
| Maine | 17 | 1.2 |
| Maryland | 108 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | 118 | 1.7 |
| Michigan | 80 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | 44 | 0.8 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 0.4 |
| Missouri | 84 | 1.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 12 | 1.1 |
| Nebraska | 42 | 2.1 |
| Nevada | 13 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 1.6 |
| New Jersey | 128 | 1.4 |
| New Mexico | 30 | 1.4 |
| New York | 237 | 1.2 |
| North Carolina | 154 | 1.4 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | 103 | 0.9 |
| Oklahoma | 125 | 3.1 |
| Oregon | 71 | 1.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 127 | 1.0 |
| Rhode Island | 27 | 2.5 |
| South Carolina | 41 | 0.8 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1.3 |
| Tennessee | 103 | 1.4 |
| Texas | 321 | 1.1 |
| Utah | 37 | 1.1 |
| Vermont | 30 | 4.6 |
| Virginia | 175 | 2.0 |
| Washington | 105 | 1.3 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | 48 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WL0100X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank145th of 688 specialties by records (0.06% of all)
- In its family10th of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 1.7% of the family
- Part D prescribers3 (0.1% of records)
- Part D claims56 a year per prescriber, on average (403rd of 496)
- Industry payments7 physicians paid $401 in 2024, $57 each on average
- Concentration10 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 (registered nurse) records
- Cortni RachlinAnchorage, AK1427830512
- Pamela Webb, IBCLC, RNAnchorage, AK1285415331
- Heather Anderson, R.N., I.B.C.L.C.Anchorage, AK1922545821
- Jodi SidesAnchorage, AK1184164733
- Amanda Prevel-Ramos, RN, BSN, IBCLCAnchorage, AK1639933039
- Erica Carr, RN, CPN, IBCLCAnchorage, AK1548058027
- Claire Dorn, RN, IBCLCAnchorage, AK1609606052
- Paula Dixey, MSN, RN, IBCLCEagle River, AK1659226033
- Christina Wakem, R.N. , IBCLCSoldotna, AK1477975241
- Berthania Beckett, RNCFairbanks, AK1588982532
- Jasmine Esmay, BSN, RNC-OB, IBCLCSitka, AK1477182434
- Meagan Curry, RN IBCLCCullman, AL1366137903
- Katherine Christeson, RN, BSN, IBCLCLincoln, AL1801544408
- Kristina Hays, RN, IBCLCMorris, AL1083506349
- Brandy EasterwoodPelham, AL1194606533
- Megan Epperson, RN, IBCLCSylacauga, AL1780073007
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) headcount concentrate?
4,071 Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) NPIs span 53 states; California alone holds 443. Top metros include Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Tulsa, OK; Seattle, WA. Nationally this is 145th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)'s Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 7 Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) physicians totaling $401 (12 payments; average $57, 445th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) NPIs, 3 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 56 claims and $2K drug cost per prescriber; 403rd 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.