NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Music Therapist providers in the U.S.

3,305 NPPES records list music therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 1.0 per 100,000 residents; Minnesota and Iowa have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 225A00000X · method

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

What taxonomy code 225A00000X means

225A00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Music Therapist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 3,305 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

Music therapists use music interventions to assess clients' strengths and needs, develop goals, implement services, and evaluate and document progress for individuals of all ages. Music therapists facilitate changes in physical, cognitive, emotional, and/or psychosocial health.

Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.

Most per resident: the 8 highest

  1. Minnesota2.7
  2. Iowa2.5
  3. Pennsylvania2.0
  4. Arizona1.9
  5. Wisconsin1.9
  6. Massachusetts1.7
  7. Rhode Island1.7
  8. Florida1.6
  9. 50 states and D.C.1.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Miami has the most, 89

  1. Miami, FL89
  2. Brooklyn, NY52
  3. Phoenix, AZ45
  4. New York, NY44
  5. Waterloo, IA42
  6. Roswell, GA38
  7. Birmingham, MI36
  8. Minneapolis, MN36

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225A00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama150.3
Alaska30.4
Arizona1431.9
Arkansas40.1
California1600.4
Colorado911.5
Connecticut591.6
Delaware30.3
District of Columbia111.6
Florida3551.6
Georgia1091.0
Hawaii60.4
Idaho50.3
Illinois1371.1
Indiana901.3
Iowa792.5
Kansas220.7
Kentucky150.3
Louisiana220.5
Maine90.6
Maryland661.1
Massachusetts1161.7
Michigan1541.5
Minnesota1572.7
Mississippi60.2
Missouri350.6
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana40.4
Nebraska140.7
Nevada70.2
New Hampshire141.0
New Jersey850.9
New Mexico30.1
New York2821.4
North Carolina570.5
North Dakota91.1
Ohio880.7
Oklahoma230.6
Oregon390.9
Pennsylvania2542.0
Rhode Island191.7
South Carolina190.4
South Dakota30.3
Tennessee330.5
Texas2020.7
Utah270.8
Vermont40.6
Virginia620.7
Washington610.8
West Virginia30.2
Wisconsin1141.9
Wyoming50.9

In federal data

  • NUCC code225A00000X
  • Size rank161st of 688 specialties by records (0.05% of all)
  • Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims12 a year per prescriber, on average (493rd of 496)
  • Concentration8 states hold half of all records

Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.

A sample of music therapist records

  1. Veronica Andreassen, MA, MT BCDurham, NC1780644633
  2. Sarah Thompson, MM, MT-BCAurora, CO1275594723
  3. Barbara Maclean, LCAT, MT-BC, FAMIAlbany, NY1306894183
  4. Rachelle VishneowskiGlenmont, NY1821040296
  5. Aimee Davis, M.T.Mesa, AZ1104870070
  6. Jason Smith, M.T.Mesa, AZ1144274010
  7. Karen Vanhelden, M.T.Mesa, AZ1033164504
  8. Tina Haynes, MT-BC, LCATMurfreesboro, TN1043265366
  9. Julia Simpson, MHP, MT-BCMartinsburg, WV1578504247
  10. Deborah SpiegelPueblo, CO1235154451
  11. Rachel Amberson, MT-BCSaint Cloud, MN1952322281
  12. David Otto, MME, MT-BCWashington, DC1184647406
  13. Barbara Else, MT-BCTucson, AZ1174547160
  14. Claudia Newport, MT/BCDayton, OH1962416081
  15. Valerie Uschock, LCAT, MT-BC, NMTGreensburg, PA1417971805
  16. Alicia Clair, PH.D. MT-BCLawrence, KS1154335586

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Music Therapist headcount concentrate?

3,305 Music Therapist NPIs span 52 states; Florida alone holds 355. Top metros include Miami, FL; Brooklyn, NY; Phoenix, AZ; New York, NY. Nationally this is 161st of 688 NUCC codes.

Where can I find a Music Therapist provider?

Music Therapist providers are listed in 52 states; Miami leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician and just below Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse. Browse by state or search by name.

How heavy is Music Therapist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Music Therapist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 12 claims and $741 drug cost per prescriber; 493rd of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.

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.