Nurse's Aide
NUCC 376K00000X
13,510 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 74th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Nurse's Aide ranks 74th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.18% of all registered NPIs), densest in Ohio; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 13,510
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 74th
- of 690 specialties
- 727
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (11.8× the national rate; Nebraska 7.7×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Nurse's Aide (NUCC 376K00000X; 0% Part D prescribers (5 of 13,510); avg 140 Part D claims/prescriber (465th of 572); Open Payments avg $355/physician (407th of 551; 3 paid, $1K total); state-share HHI 727; next-larger headcount neighbor Urology Physician (+96); next-smaller Speech-Language Assistant (-37)).
Next larger: Urology Physician (13,606) Next smaller: Speech-Language Assistant (13,473)
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
- District of Columbia 11.8× · 47.1/100k
- Nebraska 7.7× · 30.7/100k
- Ohio 5.3× · 21.3/100k
- North Dakota 3.5× · 14.2/100k
- Washington 2.8× · 11/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.06× · 0.2/100k
- Rhode Island 0.16× · 0.6/100k
- Minnesota 0.18× · 0.7/100k
- Vermont 0.19× · 0.8/100k
- New York 0.19× · 0.7/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 2,513 |
| 2 | Florida | 1,642 |
| 3 | Washington | 858 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 806 |
| 5 | California | 730 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 665 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 607 |
| 8 | Maryland | 597 |
| 9 | Colorado | 450 |
| 10 | Georgia | 420 |
| 11 | Michigan | 357 |
| 12 | Texas | 344 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | 320 |
| 14 | Illinois | 309 |
| 15 | Arizona | 276 |
Top Cities for Nurse's Aide
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GainesvilleFlorida | 722 |
| 2 | Plymouth MeetingPennsylvania | 542 |
| 3 | ClevelandOhio | 327 |
| 4 | OmahaNebraska | 320 |
| 5 | WashingtonDistrict of Columbia | 319 |
| 6 | CincinnatiOhio | 299 |
| 7 | ColumbusOhio | 177 |
| 8 | Lake CityFlorida | 169 |
| 9 | DenverColorado | 166 |
| 10 | Tuba CityArizona | 156 |
| 11 | KnoxvilleTennessee | 152 |
| 12 | AkronOhio | 141 |
Sample Nurse's Aide NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Janet MillerPlummer, ID |
| 2 | Jennifer Schwamb, STNACenterburg, OH |
| 3 | Jerri Berry, CNAAurora, IL |
| 4 | Latina Alexander, CNA HHA MADetroit, MI |
| 5 | Catherine Pinkham, CNABridgton, ME |
| 6 | Crystal Caudill, LPNCrestline, OH |
| 7 | Linda Stevens, C.N.ATigard, OR |
| 8 | Andrea Bailey, STNAColumbus, OH |
| 9 | Darlene HarrisRock Creek, OH |
| 10 | Shirdenia BryantCincinnati, OH |
| 11 | Deborah BesayNorth Miami Beach, FL |
| 12 | Julia ChambersAlliance, OH |
| 13 | Michelle Sharp, STATE TESTED NURSINGEuclid, OH |
| 14 | Judy SilerNorth Miami, FL |
| 15 | Michelle Chaffee, STNA/CNAMentor, OH |
| 16 | Natosha GilmoreDetroit, MI |
| 17 | Tonya Baldwin, CNAManhattan, KS |
| 18 | Linda Stage, STNANelsonville, OH |
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.