Occupational Therapist providers in the U.S.
135,002 NPPES records list occupational therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 40 per 100,000 residents; North Dakota and Maine have the most per resident. 18 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 225X00000X means
225X00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Occupational Therapist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 135,002 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An occupational therapist is a person who has graduated from an entry-level occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organizations, or approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), or an equivalent international occupational therapy education program; has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the occupational therapy program; has passed a nationally recognized entry-level examination for occupational therapists, and fulfills state requirements for licensure, certification, or registration. An occupational therapist provides interventions based on evaluation and which emphasize the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (i.e., occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of facilitating participation in roles and situations and in home, school, workplace, community and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness and are provided to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapists address the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of occupational performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality 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 225X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Brooklyn has the most, 1,762
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225X00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,243 | 24 |
| Alaska | 332 | 45 |
| Arizona | 2,133 | 29 |
| Arkansas | 1,673 | 55 |
| California | 9,244 | 24 |
| Colorado | 2,846 | 48 |
| Connecticut | 1,692 | 47 |
| Delaware | 496 | 48 |
| District of Columbia | 391 | 58 |
| Florida | 7,925 | 35 |
| Georgia | 3,062 | 28 |
| Hawaii | 342 | 24 |
| Idaho | 580 | 30 |
| Illinois | 5,855 | 47 |
| Indiana | 2,966 | 43 |
| Iowa | 1,115 | 35 |
| Kansas | 1,200 | 41 |
| Kentucky | 2,302 | 51 |
| Louisiana | 1,322 | 29 |
| Maine | 1,297 | 93 |
| Maryland | 2,933 | 48 |
| Massachusetts | 3,585 | 51 |
| Michigan | 5,276 | 53 |
| Minnesota | 3,382 | 59 |
| Mississippi | 951 | 32 |
| Missouri | 2,771 | 45 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 428 | 38 |
| Nebraska | 1,313 | 66 |
| Nevada | 780 | 24 |
| New Hampshire | 1,251 | 89 |
| New Jersey | 4,856 | 52 |
| New Mexico | 833 | 39 |
| New York | 13,350 | 68 |
| North Carolina | 4,625 | 43 |
| North Dakota | 744 | 95 |
| Ohio | 4,457 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 955 | 24 |
| Oregon | 1,486 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,136 | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 474 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 1,895 | 35 |
| South Dakota | 524 | 57 |
| Tennessee | 2,369 | 33 |
| Texas | 7,689 | 25 |
| Utah | 1,031 | 30 |
| Vermont | 252 | 39 |
| Virginia | 3,291 | 38 |
| Washington | 3,083 | 40 |
| West Virginia | 624 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 3,827 | 65 |
| Wyoming | 315 | 54 |
In federal data
- NUCC code225X00000X
- Size rank16th of 688 specialties by records (1.84% of all)
- Part D prescribers18 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims33 a year per prescriber, on average (438th of 496)
- Industry payments3 physicians paid $213 in 2024, $71 each on average
- Concentration10 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 occupational therapist records
- Charity Visser, MS,OTR/LAnchorage, AK1275618704
- Margaret Fletcher, OTR/LAnchorage, AK1316169568
- Racheal Hart, MS, OTAnchorage, AK1093027229
- Maria Kartsounes, O.T.Anchorage, AK1639513088
- Sarah EganAnchorage, AK1871917195
- Daniela ValleAnchorage, AK1992260582
- Sarah LiebeAnchorage, AK1407581184
- Samantha JonesAnchorage, AK1205638798
- Alton Spurgeon, OTR,LAnchorage, AK1174734651
- Samantha Russell, O.T.Anchorage, AK1225379092
- Sharon Klotz, OTR/LAnchorage, AK1093200651
- Courtney Gerken, OTR/LAnchorage, AK1285100180
- Annika LigonAnchorage, AK1619899242
- Heidi Clifford, OT LAnchorage, AK1366587834
- Stephanie Voorhees, OTRAnchorage, AK1770796419
- Tracy Berry, OTR/LAnchorage, AK1689942427
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Occupational Therapist headcount concentrate?
135,002 Occupational Therapist NPIs span 55 states; New York alone holds 13,350. Top metros include Brooklyn, NY; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA. Nationally this is 16th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Occupational Therapist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 3 Occupational Therapist physicians totaling $213 (5 payments; average $71, 438th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Occupational Therapist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Occupational Therapist NPIs, 18 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 33 claims and $1K drug cost per prescriber; 438th 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.