Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
NUCC 163WM0705X · Registered Nurse
3,721 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 150th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse ranks 150th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.05% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident New Mexico leads.
- 3,721
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 150th
- of 690 specialties
- 407
- state-share HHI
- 11.1%
- Part D prescriber share
New Mexico is densest per capita (4.4× the national rate; South Dakota 4.3×); 1.3% of the Registered Nurse category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (NUCC 163WM0705X; 11.1% Part D prescribers (414 of 3,721); avg 941 Part D claims/prescriber (165th of 572); Open Payments avg $440/physician (377th of 551; 301 paid, $132K total); state-share HHI 407; next-larger headcount neighbor Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) (+36); next-smaller Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (-12)).
Next larger: Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) (3,757) Next smaller: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (3,709)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- New Mexico 4.4× · 4.8/100k
- South Dakota 4.3× · 4.7/100k
- North Dakota 3.5× · 3.8/100k
- Wyoming 3.1× · 3.4/100k
- Delaware 2.9× · 3.2/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.23× · 0.2/100k
- Utah 0.53× · 0.6/100k
- Arkansas 0.56× · 0.6/100k
- Rhode Island 0.58× · 0.6/100k
- Virginia 0.58× · 0.6/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 352 |
| 2 | California | 330 |
| 3 | Texas | 293 |
| 4 | Ohio | 195 |
| 5 | Florida | 158 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 150 |
| 7 | Arizona | 114 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 112 |
| 9 | Missouri | 103 |
| 10 | Illinois | 102 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 102 |
| 12 | Washington | 99 |
| 13 | Michigan | 98 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 94 |
| 15 | Georgia | 88 |
Top Cities for Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San AntonioTexas | 94 |
| 2 | GallupNew Mexico | 79 |
| 3 | Kansas CityMissouri | 60 |
| 4 | BrooklynNew York | 43 |
| 5 | HoustonTexas | 39 |
| 6 | PhoenixArizona | 38 |
| 7 | San FranciscoCalifornia | 38 |
| 8 | DetroitMichigan | 38 |
| 9 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 38 |
| 10 | ColumbusOhio | 36 |
| 11 | New YorkNew York | 35 |
| 12 | PortlandOregon | 33 |
Sample Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Sanders, CRNFASun Lakes, AZ |
| 2 | Charlene Jones, RNNew Orleans, LA |
| 3 | Renata Yeager, RNFASavannah, GA |
| 4 | Helen Starkweather, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.San Antonio, TX |
| 5 | Denise AyersShawnee, KS |
| 6 | Linda Lepape, MSN ARNPUniversity Place, WA |
| 7 | Rupinder Deol, ARNPRoseville, CA |
| 8 | Ann Lopez, ARNPTampa, FL |
| 9 | Debra Sehr, CRNFAJeffersonville, IN |
| 10 | Elizabeth Sabau, RNPearl Harbor, HI |
| 11 | Vicki Gordon, RN NPSouthfield, MI |
| 12 | Berneal Bundy, RN CRNFAColville, WA |
| 13 | Erin Fuhrman, RNTripler Amc, HI |
| 14 | Julie Hill, ARNPMarshalltown, IA |
| 15 | Jan Andrews, RNFond Du Lac, WI |
| 16 | Carrie Krohn, RNFond Du Lac, WI |
| 17 | David Uerkwitz, RNFond Du Lac, WI |
| 18 | Jessica Braatz, RNFond Du Lac, WI |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Registered Nurse category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.