NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mechanotherapist in Rhode Island

12 NPPES records list mechanotherapist with a practice address in Rhode Island, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 9th highest rate of 50. Cranston and Coventry have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Rhode Island license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 172M00000X · method

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

Cranston has the most, 7

  1. Cranston7
  2. Coventry1
  3. Cumberland1
  4. East Greenwich1
  5. Providence1

Mechanotherapist records in Rhode Island

  1. Mark De Binder, BS, LMTProvidence, RI 029061851832638
  2. Cary Ekelund, LCMTCranston, RI 029201629231352
  3. Dana Ekelund, LMT,CNMTCranston, RI 029201679736458
  4. Judith Harmon, LMTCumberland, RI 028641306241088
  5. Penny Joslin Melfi, LCMTCranston, RI 029201861731325
  6. Laura Knepley, LMTEast Greenwich, RI 028181588104830
  7. Christine Raffa, MASSAGE THERAPISTCranston, RI 029201538320312
  8. Michelle Russo, LCMTCranston, RI 029201467614487
  9. Matthew St Germain, RN, LMTWarwick, RI 028881417228016
  10. Melissa Theetge, LCMTCoventry, RI 028161811221500
  11. Lisa Valerio, LCMT,CNMTCranston, RI 029201144483884
  12. Katelynn Volpigno, LMTCranston, RI 029201578726030

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172M00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Rhode Island ranks 9 of 50 per resident

  1. Hawaii1.5
  2. Colorado1.3
  3. Montana1.3
  4. Rhode Island1.1
  5. New Hampshire1.1
  6. Wyoming1.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

12 NPPES records list mechanotherapist (172M00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Rhode Island: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Cranston has 7 of them (58%).

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. Kentucky12
  2. New Jersey12
  3. Alaska13
  4. Arkansas11

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Hampshire1.1
  2. Idaho0.9
  3. Florida0.9
  4. Montana1.3

The largest states

  1. Washington415
  2. Oregon235
  3. Florida204
  4. Ohio102
  5. New York101

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.