NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Midwife in Oregon

204 NPPES records list midwife with a practice address in Oregon, 4.8 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 51. Portland and Corvallis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Oregon license search. Page 5 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 176B00000X · method

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

Portland has the most, 68

  1. Portland68
  2. Corvallis14
  3. Salem12
  4. Eugene9
  5. Bend7

Midwife records in Oregon

  1. Willa Woodard Ervin, CPM, LDM/PMH-CGrants Pass, OR 975271245611458
  2. Anne Wright, C.P.MEugene, OR 974051316287048
  3. Rhione Zeixchel, CPMJacksonville, OR 975301740314996
  4. Laura Zitzer, CNMSpringfield, OR 974771023281912

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 176B00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Oregon ranks 6 of 51 per resident

  1. New Mexico5.6
  2. Vermont5.6
  3. Montana4.9
  4. Oregon4.8
  5. Maine4.1
  6. Utah4.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 176B00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

204 NPPES records list midwife (176B00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Oregon: 4.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Portland has 68 of them (33%).

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. Pennsylvania209
  2. Colorado177
  3. Virginia167
  4. Arizona159

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Montana4.9
  2. Maine4.1
  3. Vermont5.6
  4. New Mexico5.6

The largest states

  1. California762
  2. Texas503
  3. New York494
  4. Florida347
  5. Washington298

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.