Naturopath providers in the U.S.
7,319 NPPES records list naturopath as their primary taxonomy, about 2.1 per 100,000 residents; Oregon and Vermont have the most per resident. 1,866 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 175F00000X means
175F00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Naturopath, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 7,319 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Diagnoses, treats, and cares for patients, using system of practice that bases treatment of physiological functions and abnormal conditions on natural laws governing human body: Utilizes physiological, psychological, and mechanical methods, such as air, water, light, heat, earth, phototherapy, food and herb therapy, psychotherapy, electrotherapy, physiotherapy, minor and orificial surgery, mechanotherapy, naturopathic corrections and manipulation, and natural methods or modalities, together with natural medicines, natural processed foods, and herbs and nature's remedies. Excludes major surgery, therapeutic use of x ray and radium, and use of drugs, except those assimilable substances containing elements or compounds which are components of body tissues and are physiologically compatible to body processes for maintenance of life.
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
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175F00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Portland has the most, 687
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175F00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 14 | 0.3 |
| Alaska | 41 | 5.6 |
| Arizona | 1,122 | 15.1 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 0.4 |
| California | 964 | 2.5 |
| Colorado | 149 | 2.5 |
| Connecticut | 334 | 9.2 |
| Delaware | 5 | 0.5 |
| District of Columbia | 35 | 5.2 |
| Florida | 65 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 65 | 0.6 |
| Hawaii | 105 | 7.3 |
| Idaho | 68 | 3.5 |
| Illinois | 65 | 0.5 |
| Indiana | 25 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 30 | 1.0 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | 22 | 0.5 |
| Maine | 61 | 4.4 |
| Maryland | 48 | 0.8 |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | 76 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | 72 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 17 | 0.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 98 | 8.7 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 30 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | 90 | 6.4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 0.5 |
| New Mexico | 26 | 1.2 |
| New York | 61 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 82 | 0.8 |
| North Dakota | 13 | 1.7 |
| Ohio | 51 | 0.4 |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 0.7 |
| Oregon | 1,181 | 27.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 1.0 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 105 | 0.3 |
| Utah | 45 | 1.3 |
| Vermont | 129 | 19.9 |
| Virginia | 34 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 1,532 | 19.6 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming | 11 | 1.9 |
In federal data
- NUCC code175F00000X
- Size rank112th of 688 specialties by records (0.1% of all)
- Part D prescribers1,866 (25.5% of records)
- Part D claims109 a year per prescriber, on average (336th of 496)
- Industry payments12 physicians paid $1K in 2024, $91 each on average
- Concentration3 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 naturopath records
- Natalie Wiggins, N.M.D.Anchorage, AK1942477724
- Gary Ferguson, NDAnchorage, AK1689769549
- Jennifer Lush, N.D.Anchorage, AK1396895108
- Jason Harmon, NDAnchorage, AK1336290170
- Robert Smith, N.D.Anchorage, AK1588718076
- Hope Wing, MDAnchorage, AK1730224221
- Birgit Lenger, NDAnchorage, AK1255466082
- Adam GroveAnchorage, AK1992831796
- Amy-Jane Loschert, N.D.Anchorage, AK1598886210
- Shauna Birdsall, N.D.Anchorage, AK1467604751
- Markian Babij, N.D FABNOAnchorage, AK1225278278
- Marion Clement, N.D.Anchorage, AK1073883856
- Dawn Lawlor, N.D.Anchorage, AK1316374713
- Alexandra Higgins, ND, LACAnchorage, AK1588088330
- Cameron O'Connell, N.D.Anchorage, AK1053776229
- David Newirth, N.D.Anchorage, AK1750506655
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Naturopath headcount concentrate?
7,319 Naturopath NPIs span 53 states; Washington alone holds 1,532. Top metros include Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Scottsdale, AZ; Tempe, AZ. Nationally this is 112th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Naturopath's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 12 Naturopath physicians totaling $1K (38 payments; average $91, 423rd of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Naturopath Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Naturopath NPIs, 1,866 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 109 claims and $8K drug cost per prescriber; 336th 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.