Midwife
NUCC 176B00000X
6,057 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 124th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Midwife ranks 124th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.08% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Alaska leads.
- 6,057
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 124th
- of 690 specialties
- 435
- state-share HHI
- 8.8%
- Part D prescriber share
Alaska is densest per capita (4.7× the national rate; Idaho 3.6×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Midwife (NUCC 176B00000X; 8.8% Part D prescribers (533 of 6,057); avg 112 Part D claims/prescriber (484th of 572); Open Payments avg $149/physician (486th of 551; 655 paid, $97K total); state-share HHI 435; next-larger headcount neighbor Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist (+13); next-smaller Endodontics (-83)).
Next larger: Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist (6,070) Next smaller: Endodontics (5,974)
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
- Alaska 4.7× · 8.5/100k
- Idaho 3.6× · 6.4/100k
- Vermont 3.5× · 6.2/100k
- New Mexico 3.4× · 6.1/100k
- Montana 2.7× · 4.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.26× · 0.5/100k
- Mississippi 0.30× · 0.5/100k
- Nebraska 0.34× · 0.6/100k
- Alabama 0.36× · 0.6/100k
- Illinois 0.40× · 0.7/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 678 |
| 2 | Texas | 495 |
| 3 | New York | 477 |
| 4 | Florida | 336 |
| 5 | Washington | 293 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 218 |
| 7 | Oregon | 192 |
| 8 | Colorado | 190 |
| 9 | Michigan | 174 |
| 10 | Ohio | 165 |
| 11 | Virginia | 162 |
| 12 | Arizona | 155 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 148 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 143 |
| 15 | Utah | 142 |
Top Cities for Midwife
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrooklynNew York | 103 |
| 2 | PortlandOregon | 73 |
| 3 | New YorkNew York | 66 |
| 4 | AlbuquerqueNew Mexico | 55 |
| 5 | BronxNew York | 53 |
| 6 | AustinTexas | 51 |
| 7 | SeattleWashington | 46 |
| 8 | PhoenixArizona | 38 |
| 9 | HoustonTexas | 32 |
| 10 | BoiseIdaho | 30 |
| 11 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 29 |
| 12 | Colorado SpringsColorado | 29 |
Sample Midwife NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Pulley, CPMLilburn, GA |
| 2 | Karen Laakaniemi, MSN,CNMMartinsburg, WV |
| 3 | Patricia Romo, CNMTempe, AZ |
| 4 | Patricia Wood, CNMDeming, NM |
| 5 | Anne Walters, CNM MSNEnglewood, CO |
| 6 | Christina Fantoni, MSN, CNMOld Saybrook, CT |
| 7 | Lisa TaylorLas Cruces, NM |
| 8 | Kathryn AutreyAustin, TX |
| 9 | Jeanette Fierro, CNMBrooklyn, NY |
| 10 | Linda Gillet, CNMMartinsburg, WV |
| 11 | Stephanie Nicodemus, CNMMartinsburg, WV |
| 12 | Maryanne Laffin, CNMHempstead, NY |
| 13 | Kathryn Albright, CNMMartinsburg, WV |
| 14 | Lori Goforth, CNMMartinsburg, WV |
| 15 | Katy Despot, CNMTrumbull, CT |
| 16 | Connie Mullen, LM, CPMLake Worth, FL |
| 17 | Carol O'Connor, CNMColumbus, OH |
| 18 | Leanne Bedell, CNMPleasant Grove, UT |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the large Midwife headcount concentrate?
How large is Midwife's Open Payments footprint?
How heavy is Midwife Part D prescribing at scale?
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
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