Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
NUCC 363LN0000X · Nurse Practitioner
4,064 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 143rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner ranks 143rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.06% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident South Dakota leads.
- 4,064
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 143rd
- of 690 specialties
- 430
- state-share HHI
- 0.8%
- Part D prescriber share
South Dakota is densest per capita (3.2× the national rate; Nebraska 2.4×); 0.9% of the Nurse Practitioner category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NUCC 363LN0000X; 0.8% Part D prescribers (34 of 4,064); avg 332 Part D claims/prescriber (356th of 572); Open Payments avg $325/physician (419th of 551; 403 paid, $131K total); state-share HHI 430; next-larger headcount neighbor Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (+30); next-smaller Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) (-18)).
Next larger: Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (4,094) Next smaller: Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) (4,046)
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
- South Dakota 3.2× · 3.8/100k
- Nebraska 2.4× · 2.8/100k
- Missouri 2.2× · 2.7/100k
- North Dakota 2× · 2.4/100k
- Minnesota 1.9× · 2.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Nevada 0.23× · 0.3/100k
- California 0.30× · 0.4/100k
- New Jersey 0.33× · 0.4/100k
- Massachusetts 0.45× · 0.5/100k
- Hawaii 0.52× · 0.6/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 535 |
| 2 | Florida | 265 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 173 |
| 4 | New York | 168 |
| 5 | Missouri | 167 |
| 6 | Ohio | 166 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 149 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 147 |
| 9 | California | 142 |
| 10 | Indiana | 138 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 134 |
| 12 | Michigan | 126 |
| 13 | Colorado | 122 |
| 14 | Virginia | 120 |
| 15 | Arizona | 117 |
Top Cities for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HoustonTexas | 114 |
| 2 | IndianapolisIndiana | 106 |
| 3 | DallasTexas | 84 |
| 4 | NashvilleTennessee | 77 |
| 5 | Kansas CityMissouri | 76 |
| 6 | PhoenixArizona | 69 |
| 7 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 62 |
| 8 | Saint LouisMissouri | 61 |
| 9 | Fort WorthTexas | 48 |
| 10 | BaltimoreMaryland | 47 |
| 11 | San AntonioTexas | 47 |
| 12 | ChicagoIllinois | 46 |
Sample Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lynda Page, ARNP, NNPWichita, KS |
| 2 | Karlene Lambuth, NPGrand Junction, CO |
| 3 | Linda Bretey, NPGrand Junction, CO |
| 4 | Cynthia Gaines, NPGrand Junction, CO |
| 5 | Carol Greene, NNPTarzana, CA |
| 6 | Keitha Mountcstle, RN, ED.D., CNS, NNPClovis, CA |
| 7 | Katrien Wohlstattar, NPSan Jose, CA |
| 8 | Kari Wood, A.P.R.N.Orem, UT |
| 9 | Karen Priester, NNPAtlanta, GA |
| 10 | Patricia Hunt, NPMarietta, GA |
| 11 | Kathy Lockett, NNPAustell, GA |
| 12 | Cynthia Doan, CNNPAtlanta, GA |
| 13 | Vickie Fox, CNPAtlanta, GA |
| 14 | Stephanie Capps, APRNHartford, CT |
| 15 | Jeanine DoylePittsburgh, PA |
| 16 | Staci Nathan, NNPDallas, TX |
| 17 | Liza Benfatti, NNPDallas, TX |
| 18 | Angela Graffeo, NNPDallas, TX |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Nurse Practitioner category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.