Licensed Psychiatric Technician providers in the U.S.
2,382 NPPES records list licensed psychiatric technician as their primary taxonomy, about 0.7 per 100,000 residents; California and Arkansas 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.
What taxonomy code 167G00000X means
167G00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Licensed Psychiatric Technician, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 2,382 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An individual licensed by the state board as a Psychiatric Technician based upon completion of a prescribed course of theory and clinical practice, with two thirds of the clinical practice time focused on mental and developmental disorders. The psychiatric technician practices under the direct supervision of a physician, psychologist, registered nurse or other professional to provide care to patients with mental disorders and developmental disabilities.
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 167G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Stockton has the most, 202
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 167G00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 24 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 0.2 |
| California | 2,324 | 6.0 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 2 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 7 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 5 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 9 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code167G00000X
- Size rank188th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
- Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims19 a year per prescriber, on average (469th of 496)
- Industry payments1 physicians paid $19 in 2024, $19 each on average
- Concentration1 state 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 licensed psychiatric technician records
- Almeda DowningAnchorage, AK1982014809
- Lana HarrodBenton, AR1174919336
- Vicky Overton, LPTNMaumelle, AR1639474794
- Cassandra Wallace, LPTNLittle Rock, AR1770750002
- Claudette Lamar, LPTNJonesboro, AR1265604706
- Christina HuthSan Luis Obispo, AR1497494009
- Barbette AllenLos Angeles, CA1669671475
- Susan Guinto, LPTLos Angeles, CA1346429909
- Edwin DimarananLos Angeles, CA1609289891
- Gerardo AcostaLos Angeles, CA1023561099
- Melissa Colon, LPTLos Angeles, CA1063963882
- Andrewlee Ervin, LPTLos Angeles, CA1588934590
- Michael MichaelidesLos Angeles, CA1003163270
- Destiny Galvan, LPTLos Angeles, CA1548776404
- Ferlyn Mabanglo, LPTLos Angeles, CA1134619174
- Samantha Fuentes, LPTLos Angeles, CA1023500295
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Licensed Psychiatric Technician headcount concentrate?
2,382 Licensed Psychiatric Technician NPIs span 24 states; California alone holds 2,324. Top metros include Stockton, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Luis Obispo, CA; Fresno, CA. Nationally this is 188th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Licensed Psychiatric Technician's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 Licensed Psychiatric Technician physicians totaling $19 (1 payments; average $19, 465th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Licensed Psychiatric Technician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Licensed Psychiatric Technician NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 19 claims and $272 drug cost per prescriber; 469th 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.