Massage Therapist providers in the U.S.
71,658 NPPES records list massage therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 21 per 100,000 residents; Washington and Alaska 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 225700000X means
225700000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Massage Therapist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 71,658 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An individual trained in the manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for remedial or hygienic purposes.
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 225700000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Portland has the most, 1,940
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225700000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 324 | 6 |
| Alaska | 1,191 | 162 |
| Arizona | 1,274 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 262 | 9 |
| California | 5,115 | 13 |
| Colorado | 3,149 | 54 |
| Connecticut | 425 | 12 |
| Delaware | 162 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 116 | 17 |
| Florida | 6,942 | 31 |
| Georgia | 1,332 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 1,397 | 97 |
| Idaho | 767 | 39 |
| Illinois | 1,443 | 12 |
| Indiana | 476 | 7 |
| Iowa | 186 | 6 |
| Kansas | 116 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 578 | 13 |
| Louisiana | 654 | 14 |
| Maine | 613 | 44 |
| Maryland | 675 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 1,014 | 15 |
| Michigan | 1,941 | 19 |
| Minnesota | 1,264 | 22 |
| Mississippi | 177 | 6 |
| Missouri | 489 | 8 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 769 | 68 |
| Nebraska | 137 | 7 |
| Nevada | 445 | 14 |
| New Hampshire | 312 | 22 |
| New Jersey | 902 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 689 | 33 |
| New York | 3,887 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 1,633 | 15 |
| North Dakota | 114 | 15 |
| Ohio | 1,950 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | 251 | 6 |
| Oregon | 6,084 | 144 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,480 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | 200 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 591 | 11 |
| South Dakota | 184 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 428 | 6 |
| Texas | 3,094 | 10 |
| Utah | 756 | 22 |
| Vermont | 144 | 22 |
| Virginia | 1,100 | 13 |
| Washington | 13,143 | 168 |
| West Virginia | 368 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 748 | 13 |
| Wyoming | 82 | 14 |
In federal data
- NUCC code225700000X
- Size rank29th of 688 specialties by records (0.98% of all)
- Part D prescribers3 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims34 a year per prescriber, on average (435th of 496)
- Industry payments2 physicians paid $219 in 2024, $110 each on average
- Concentration6 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 massage therapist records
- Teresa Arnold, LMTAnchorage, AK1225192164
- Ronata Egert, CRAnchorage, AK1154485092
- Wendy McKinnon, LMTAnchorage, AK1861603227
- Renae Kaas, LMTAnchorage, AK1376736504
- Bria Burningham, LMTAnchorage, AK1104005495
- Kristina Prince, L.M.T.Anchorage, AK1639332596
- Kim Verreydt, LMTAnchorage, AK1508189549
- Haley Hirsch, LMP, CMLDTAnchorage, AK1063728590
- Lara ClearyAnchorage, AK1508158221
- Karaline Ragula, LMTAnchorage, AK1407130867
- Megan ChaAnchorage, AK1366822751
- Amanda Brooks, LMTAnchorage, AK1275918336
- Warren Anderson, LMTAnchorage, AK1871952705
- Kristin Valentine, LMTAnchorage, AK1427418847
- Shauna Branche, LMT, MQTAnchorage, AK1245692797
- Charmine MallipudiAnchorage, AK1558713586
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Massage Therapist headcount concentrate?
71,658 Massage Therapist NPIs span 55 states; Washington alone holds 13,143. Top metros include Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, WA; Spokane, WA. Nationally this is 29th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Massage Therapist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Massage Therapist physicians totaling $219 (7 payments; average $110, 414th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Massage Therapist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Massage Therapist NPIs, 3 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 34 claims and $5K drug cost per prescriber; 435th 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.