Ostomy Care Registered Nurse providers in the U.S.
31 NPPES records list ostomy care registered nurse as their primary taxonomy; District of Columbia and Montana have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 163WX1500X means
163WX1500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Registered Nurse, Ostomy Care, in the grouping Nursing Service Providers. 31 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 163WX1500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Birmingham has the most, 1
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WX1500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 19 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 2 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 2 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0.0 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 0.0 |
| New York | 7 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 3 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code163WX1500X · Registered Nurse
- Size rank607th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family53rd of 56 Registered Nurse codes, 0% of the family
- Concentration5 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 ostomy care registered nurse records
- Misty Edwards, BSN, RN, CWOCNBirmingham, AL1760052799
- Kay Lehman, RNTucson, AZ1801946702
- Eun Mi LeeOrange, CA1477499150
- Deborah Stueve, RN, WOCNModesto, CA1790907087
- Lisa Cioffi, MSN, RN, CWONNew Haven, CT1285391417
- Leslie Rowan, RN, CWCNWashington, DC1275743775
- Roslyn Cipriano, RN, WCC, FACCWSCoral Springs, FL1023474616
- J McKibben, RN, CWONPinellas Park, FL1649523804
- Mary Gloeckner, APNRock Island, IL1417282989
- Jennifer Roudybush, RN, OMSManhattan, KS1124760640
- Terri Chandler, RN BSN CWONLouisville, KY1861977951
- Agnes Mpanja, CWONFrederick, MD1255174470
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Ostomy Care Registered Nurse a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 31 NPIs list Ostomy Care Registered Nurse as primary taxonomy across 19 states (peak New York, 7). That is 607th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find an Ostomy Care Registered Nurse?
Ostomy Care Registered Nurse providers are listed in 19 states; Birmingham leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Chemical Pathology Physician and just below Cytotechnology Specialist/Technologist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 163WX1500X mean?
Ostomy Care Registered Nurse is NUCC taxonomy 163WX1500X in the Registered Nurse group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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.