NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) in Pennsylvania

127 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 1 per 100,000 residents, the 36th highest rate of 51. Abington and Philadelphia have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Pennsylvania license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163WL0100X · method

Abington has the most, 13

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) records in Pennsylvania

  1. Barbara ShockerHershey, PA 170331518216431
  2. Wendy Shore, RNC, IBCLC, RLCYork, PA 174031174872402
  3. Amanda Sickel, RN, IBCLCNorristown, PA 194091437994712
  4. Patricia Siegrist, RNBryn Mawr, PA 190101427411933
  5. Susan Slear, RN, IBCLCLanghorne, PA 190471114061405
  6. Mary Smith, BSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLCMedia, PA 190631164879110
  7. Holly Solly, RN, IBCLCPhiladelphia, PA 191041437914934
  8. Julia Sparks, RN, IBCLCShrewsbury, PA 173611780420521
  9. Amy Stockburger Goldberg, RNNewtown, PA 189401891038261
  10. Jocelyn Strong, MSN, RN, IBCLCWest Chester, PA 193821275167660
  11. Alexandra Strouse, RN, IBCLCAaronsburg, PA 168201184494940
  12. Christine Sweeney, IBCLC, RNSpringfield, PA 190641194113175
  13. Juliana Taylor, BA, BSN, RN, IBCLCPhiladelphia, PA 191231023708666
  14. Carol Tenneriello, RN, IBCLCPhiladelphia, PA 191191548686090
  15. Allison Thellman, BSN,RN,IBCLCClinton, PA 150261538093646
  16. Krystal Thomas, BSN RN IBCLCPhiladelphia, PA 191311699509547
  17. Lisa ThudeCollegeville, PA 194261144098104
  18. Jacqueline Torres, RN, IBCLC, CCEHuntingdon Valley, PA 190061346879723
  19. Jacqueline UhernikLancaster, PA 176011174998603
  20. Melissa Van Haren, RNYork, PA 174071427776988
  21. Alyssa ViscoLanghorne, PA 190471992660195
  22. Emily Walker, RN, IBCLCBrownstown, PA 175081033682497
  23. Suzanne Wilkinson, RNC, IBCLCChambersburg, PA 172021942993001
  24. Jessica Wimer, RN, BSN, IBCLCKirkwood, PA 175361679096051
  25. Melissa Yetter, RN IBCLCStroudsburg, PA 183601982947446
  26. Helen Zaccaria, RN, IBCLCLafayette Hill, PA 194441376211888
  27. Kaitlyn ZoellickPhiladelphia, PA 191461588284699

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Pennsylvania ranks 36 of 51 per resident

  1. Montana1.1
  2. Texas1.1
  3. Indiana1.0
  4. Pennsylvania1.0
  5. Florida0.9
  6. Ohio0.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.3% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Pennsylvania0.8%
  2. United States0.3%

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) records in Pennsylvania, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 127 · 0.8% here, 0.3% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more62 · 48.8% here, 43.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 163WL0100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

127 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) (163WL0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Pennsylvania: 1 per 100,000 residents against 1.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Abington has 13 of them (10%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Jersey128
  2. Oklahoma125
  3. Arizona118
  4. Massachusetts118

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Indiana1.0
  2. Florida0.9
  3. Texas1.1
  4. Montana1.1

The largest states

  1. California443
  2. Texas321
  3. New York237
  4. Florida208
  5. Illinois202

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.