NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lay Midwife in Massachusetts

6 NPPES records list lay midwife with a practice address in Massachusetts, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 44. Amherst and Newburyport have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Massachusetts license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 175M00000X · method

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

Amherst has the most, 1

  1. Amherst1
  2. Newburyport1
  3. Northampton1
  4. Rowley1
  5. Southborough1

Lay Midwife records in Massachusetts

  1. Kristen Bernard, MIDWIFEAmherst, MA 010021952583916
  2. Olivia HarringtonSouthborough, MA 017721306542071
  3. Jennifer HydefrostNorthampton, MA 010601588854095
  4. Joyce KimballWorcester, MA 016021477757391
  5. Lauren Olson SidfordNewburyport, MA 019501730412263
  6. Joy SmithRowley, MA 019691043918139

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175M00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Massachusetts ranks 26 of 44 per resident

  1. Washington0.1
  2. Kentucky0.1
  3. Georgia0.1
  4. Massachusetts0.1
  5. Wisconsin0.1
  6. Texas0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

6 NPPES records list lay midwife (175M00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Massachusetts: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Amherst has 1 of them (17%).

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.

The largest states

  1. Ohio47
  2. Pennsylvania43
  3. Utah38
  4. Oregon30
  5. Texas25

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.