Nutrition Education Nutritionist
NUCC 133NN1002X · Nutritionist
2,300 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 54 states · 186th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Nutrition Education Nutritionist ranks 186th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.03% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Puerto Rico leads.
- 2,300
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 186th
- of 690 specialties
- 564
- state-share HHI
- 0.6%
- Part D prescriber share
Puerto Rico is densest per capita (4.5× the national rate; North Dakota 2.8×); 31.7% of the Nutritionist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Nutrition Education Nutritionist (NUCC 133NN1002X; 0.6% Part D prescribers (13 of 2,300); avg 1,703 Part D claims/prescriber (57th of 572); Open Payments avg $10K/physician (40th of 551; 10 paid, $101K total); state-share HHI 564; next-larger headcount neighbor Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse (+25); next-smaller Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (-10)).
Next larger: Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse (2,325) Next smaller: Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (2,290)
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
- Puerto Rico 4.5× · 3.1/100k
- North Dakota 2.8× · 1.9/100k
- Oregon 2.2× · 1.5/100k
- Vermont 2× · 1.4/100k
- Colorado 2× · 1.4/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Mississippi 0.25× · 0.2/100k
- Iowa 0.32× · 0.2/100k
- Indiana 0.36× · 0.2/100k
- Arkansas 0.38× · 0.3/100k
- Kentucky 0.39× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 392 |
| 2 | New York | 170 |
| 3 | Texas | 142 |
| 4 | Florida | 119 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 111 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 98 |
| 7 | Washington | 84 |
| 8 | Colorado | 80 |
| 9 | Maryland | 78 |
| 10 | Georgia | 67 |
| 11 | Oregon | 64 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 62 |
| 13 | Illinois | 56 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 54 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 53 |
Top Cities for Nutrition Education Nutritionist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San DiegoCalifornia | 90 |
| 2 | San JuanPuerto Rico | 26 |
| 3 | New YorkNew York | 25 |
| 4 | HoustonTexas | 25 |
| 5 | PortlandOregon | 24 |
| 6 | DenverColorado | 23 |
| 7 | SeattleWashington | 21 |
| 8 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 18 |
| 9 | BrooklynNew York | 17 |
| 10 | PhoenixArizona | 15 |
| 11 | TacomaWashington | 15 |
| 12 | AtlantaGeorgia | 14 |
Sample Nutrition Education Nutritionist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Butler, RD, LDStephenville, TX |
| 2 | Mitzi Lovell, FNPGainesville, GA |
| 3 | Karmen Scott, L.D.Mcdonough, GA |
| 4 | Amy Sundell-Milstein, RD, CDEAlbany, NY |
| 5 | Jen Avis, R.D.West Monroe, LA |
| 6 | Shirleen Crocker, L.D.Thomaston, GA |
| 7 | Susan Cheney, R.D.Avon, IN |
| 8 | Janine Jaquays, RD,CNSDUtica, NY |
| 9 | Carey Guthrie, BSPortland, OR |
| 10 | Paula Montagna, RDRiverhead, NY |
| 11 | Suzanne Meier, R.D., C.D.N., C.D.E.Middletown, NY |
| 12 | Linda Davenport, MNTNorwood, MA |
| 13 | Devon Haines, MS RD CDENorwell, MA |
| 14 | Sharon Antin-Kantrowitz, MS RD CDNOceanside, NY |
| 15 | Barbara Roberts, DIETICIANBirmingham, AL |
| 16 | Joy Aguwa, PHARMD.Dallas, TX |
| 17 | Jill Harbison, CDEWinter Haven, FL |
| 18 | Joan Quinn, RD, LDNLawrence, MA |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Nutritionist category.
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
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