Military Health Care Provider
NUCC 171000000X
3,156 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 160th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Military Health Care Provider ranks 160th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.04% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Guam leads.
- 3,156
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 160th
- of 690 specialties
- 959
- state-share HHI
- 9.8%
- Part D prescriber share
Guam is densest per capita (7.7× the national rate; Hawaii 7.3×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Military Health Care Provider (NUCC 171000000X; 9.8% Part D prescribers (309 of 3,156); avg 705 Part D claims/prescriber (236th of 572); Open Payments avg $3K/physician (154th of 551; 262 paid, $784K total); state-share HHI 959; next-larger headcount neighbor Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician (+38); next-smaller Independent Duty Corpsman (-133)).
Next larger: Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician (3,194) Next smaller: Independent Duty Corpsman (3,023)
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
Under-indexed vs national rate
- New Jersey 0.10× · 0.1/100k
- Tennessee 0.12× · 0.1/100k
- Indiana 0.16× · 0.1/100k
- Iowa 0.17× · 0.2/100k
- Wisconsin 0.18× · 0.2/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 579 |
| 2 | California | 544 |
| 3 | Virginia | 322 |
| 4 | Maryland | 292 |
| 5 | Washington | 242 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 145 |
| 7 | Florida | 142 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 97 |
| 9 | Georgia | 79 |
| 10 | Ohio | 66 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 39 |
| 12 | New York | 37 |
| 13 | Colorado | 35 |
| 14 | Illinois | 33 |
| 15 | Nevada | 31 |
Top Cities for Military Health Care Provider
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San DiegoCalifornia | 338 |
| 2 | BethesdaMaryland | 242 |
| 3 | PortsmouthVirginia | 197 |
| 4 | TacomaWashington | 186 |
| 5 | Jbsa Ft Sam HoustonTexas | 152 |
| 6 | Fort Sam HoustonTexas | 116 |
| 7 | San AntonioTexas | 73 |
| 8 | Fort BlissTexas | 60 |
| 9 | Camp LejeuneNorth Carolina | 55 |
| 10 | Fort BelvoirVirginia | 48 |
| 11 | JacksonvilleFlorida | 43 |
| 12 | Fort BraggNorth Carolina | 41 |
Sample Military Health Care Provider NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Louann Perugini, NURSE PRACTITIONERMilford, CT |
| 2 | David Lane, M.D.Honolulu, HI |
| 3 | Jay Flottmann, M.D.Panama City, FL |
| 4 | Michelle Wueste, M.D.Edwards Afb, CA |
| 5 | Chrystal Henderson, M.D.Jb Andrews, MD |
| 6 | Leonid Katkovsky, M.D.Beale Afb, CA |
| 7 | Shane McCauley, MDBoise, ID |
| 8 | Elnora De Leon, MDMechanicsburg, PA |
| 9 | Kristen Foster, MDAtlanta, GA |
| 10 | Candice Castro, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX |
| 11 | Jennifer Menetrez, M.D.San Antonio, TX |
| 12 | Robert Boyles, PTFort Sam Houston, TX |
| 13 | Albert Taylor, MDFort Belvoir, VA |
| 14 | Jay Riddle, M.D.Fort Belvoir, VA |
| 15 | Christopher Ebner, OTRFort Sam Houston, TX |
| 16 | Ramon Arroyo, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX |
| 17 | Preciosa Pacia-RantayoFort Eustis, VA |
| 18 | Jenny Smith, MPTLayton, UT |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
Compare Military Health Care Provider vs Independent Duty Corpsman →
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the large Military Health Care Provider headcount concentrate?
How large is Military Health Care Provider's Open Payments footprint?
How heavy is Military Health Care Provider 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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