Orthopedic Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.
228 NPPES records list orthopedic registered nurse as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Delaware and Wyoming have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WX0800X means
163WX0800X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Orthopedic, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 228 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
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 163WX0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 7
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WX0800X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | 4 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 15 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 10 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 5 | 0.5 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 8 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 5 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | 10 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 12 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0.3 |
| New York | 10 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 11 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 17 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0.5 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WX0800X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank431st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family37th of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0.1% of the family
- Part D prescribers1 (0.4% of records)
- Part D claims823 a year per prescriber, on average (103rd of 496)
- Industry payments2 physicians paid $37 in 2024, $18 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 orthopedic registered nurse records
- Jacob MaloufAnchorage, AK1295571198
- Ronald Ross, R.N.Anchorage, AK1841523099
- Denise Goldstein, RNFA, RN, CNORBirmingham, AL1427020155
- Stephanie Overstreet, RNSaraland, AL1619897782
- Scott AustinFayetteville, AR1821528308
- Sonja Hanlon, RNFAPhoenix, AZ1881784130
- Donna Lahey, RNFAScottsdale, AZ1235174509
- Kimberly Valentine, RNFAGlendale, AZ1073725867
- Juan Monroy VillaTucson, AZ1457137713
- Susan Roche, RNLos Angeles, CA1457405961
- Amy Van Dusen, RN, NBC-HWCHermosa Beach, CA1912589482
- Michael Brislin, RNSpring Valley, CA1821132218
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Orthopedic Registered Nurse's mid-pack national roster?
228 CMS-registered Orthopedic Registered Nurse providers sit across 46 states; Texas leads with 17. Rank 431st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Orthopedic Registered Nurse show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Orthopedic Registered Nurse physicians receiving $37 across 2 payments (average $18; 466th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Orthopedic Registered Nurse NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 823 claims and $18K drug cost per prescriber; 103rd 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.