Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)
NUCC 163WL0100X · Registered Nurse
4,046 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 144th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) ranks 144th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.06% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Vermont leads.
- 4,046
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 144th
- of 690 specialties
- 405
- state-share HHI
- 1.3%
- Part D prescriber share
Vermont is densest per capita (4.4× the national rate; Oklahoma 2.5×); 1.4% of the Registered Nurse category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) (NUCC 163WL0100X; 1.3% Part D prescribers (52 of 4,046); avg 610 Part D claims/prescriber (262nd of 572); Open Payments avg $260/physician (446th of 551; 76 paid, $20K total); state-share HHI 405; next-larger headcount neighbor Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (+18); next-smaller Medical Oncology Physician (-18)).
Next larger: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (4,064) Next smaller: Medical Oncology Physician (4,028)
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
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Mississippi 0.34× · 0.4/100k
- Nevada 0.42× · 0.5/100k
- Arkansas 0.49× · 0.6/100k
- Kentucky 0.54× · 0.6/100k
- West Virginia 0.61× · 0.7/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 434 |
| 2 | Texas | 315 |
| 3 | New York | 238 |
| 4 | Florida | 210 |
| 5 | Illinois | 191 |
| 6 | Virginia | 168 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 137 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 128 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 122 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 122 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 118 |
| 12 | Maryland | 115 |
| 13 | Arizona | 114 |
| 14 | Ohio | 107 |
| 15 | Washington | 104 |
Top Cities for Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChicagoIllinois | 39 |
| 2 | AustinTexas | 36 |
| 3 | TulsaOklahoma | 31 |
| 4 | HoustonTexas | 29 |
| 5 | SeattleWashington | 29 |
| 6 | TucsonArizona | 27 |
| 7 | New YorkNew York | 27 |
| 8 | San DiegoCalifornia | 26 |
| 9 | Oklahoma CityOklahoma | 24 |
| 10 | Falls ChurchVirginia | 23 |
| 11 | IndianapolisIndiana | 21 |
| 12 | OmahaNebraska | 21 |
Sample Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcia Streiff, APRN, CNM, IBCLCWichita, KS |
| 2 | Mary Gallagher, RNDerwood, MD |
| 3 | Patricia Krumholtz-Belkin, PNP,RNValhalla, NY |
| 4 | Audrey Sundbye, RN, IBCLCFort Campbell, KY |
| 5 | Danielle Malat, RN, MS, IBCLCNew Britain, PA |
| 6 | Sandra Bagwell, PHD, FNPRed Bluff, CA |
| 7 | Amanda Krbec, FNPPortland, OR |
| 8 | Gale Touger, APRN, FNP, IBCLCRaleigh, NC |
| 9 | Lynnette Lorch, NPFresno, CA |
| 10 | Jean Rhodes, CNMCharleston, SC |
| 11 | Jeanne Barreira, CNMCharleston, SC |
| 12 | Cheryl Rinell, CNM LNMWallingford, CT |
| 13 | Jill Burge, R.N.Eugene, OR |
| 14 | Desiree Nelson, RNEugene, OR |
| 15 | Anne Duret, RNEugene, OR |
| 16 | Linda Akerlund, RNEugene, OR |
| 17 | Hope Ruddell, R.N.Eugene, OR |
| 18 | Joanna Koch, RNPalo Alto, CA |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Registered Nurse category.
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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.