Other Specialist/Technologist
NUCC 246Z00000X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
2,063 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 195th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Other Specialist/Technologist ranks 195th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.03% of all registered NPIs), densest in Michigan; per resident Michigan leads.
- 2,063
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 195th
- of 690 specialties
- 513
- state-share HHI
- 0.5%
- Part D prescriber share
Michigan is densest per capita (3.8× the national rate; Puerto Rico 2.1×); 15.5% of the Specialist/Technologist, Other category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Other Specialist/Technologist (NUCC 246Z00000X; 0.5% Part D prescribers (11 of 2,063); avg 271 Part D claims/prescriber (388th of 572); Open Payments avg $595/physician (338th of 551; 8 paid, $5K total); state-share HHI 513; next-larger headcount neighbor Sports Physician Chiropractor (+20); next-smaller Mechanotherapist (-2)).
Next larger: Sports Physician Chiropractor (2,083) Next smaller: Mechanotherapist (2,061)
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
- Michigan 3.8× · 2.3/100k
- Puerto Rico 2.1× · 1.3/100k
- Oregon 2.1× · 1.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Kansas 0.28× · 0.2/100k
- Virginia 0.47× · 0.3/100k
- Mississippi 0.50× · 0.3/100k
- Louisiana 0.54× · 0.3/100k
- Missouri 0.56× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 232 |
| 2 | California | 209 |
| 3 | Texas | 198 |
| 4 | Florida | 139 |
| 5 | New York | 118 |
| 6 | Georgia | 74 |
| 7 | Illinois | 67 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 67 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 63 |
| 10 | Oregon | 54 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 54 |
| 12 | Maryland | 52 |
| 13 | Washington | 51 |
| 14 | Colorado | 44 |
| 15 | Ohio | 42 |
Top Cities for Other Specialist/Technologist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LivoniaMichigan | 80 |
| 2 | PlymouthMichigan | 68 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 57 |
| 4 | Fort WorthTexas | 21 |
| 5 | San DiegoCalifornia | 18 |
| 6 | Fort RuckerAlabama | 17 |
| 7 | Salt Lake CityUtah | 17 |
| 8 | JacksonvilleFlorida | 15 |
| 9 | BethesdaMaryland | 15 |
| 10 | New YorkNew York | 13 |
| 11 | San AntonioTexas | 13 |
| 12 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 12 |
Sample Other Specialist/Technologist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sonia LaracuenteDorado, PR |
| 2 | Gregory Prevatt, O,T,S.C.Carol Stream, IL |
| 3 | Griselle Carlo, MS, MTMayaguez, PR |
| 4 | Carmen Rivera Marcano, BA NT ASCPSan Lorenzo, PR |
| 5 | Joan Geiger, CSTFond Du Lac, WI |
| 6 | Bruce Gruenewald, CST/CFAReno, NV |
| 7 | Jacqueline Lemmenes, CSTFond Du Lac, WI |
| 8 | Lisa AnthonyAtlantic Beach, NC |
| 9 | Irina AleynikovaChicago, IL |
| 10 | Christopher Podratz, HSSan Pedro, CA |
| 11 | Timothy Quinn, IDCNew Orleans, LA |
| 12 | Jessie CookMobile, AL |
| 13 | Johanna Ramos, MTAguadilla, PR |
| 14 | Shashikant Nagle, CPEastpointe, MI |
| 15 | Carl Mattacola, PHDLexington, KY |
| 16 | Scott Stansbury, MA, ATC, LATSalisbury, MD |
| 17 | Timothy White, A.T.C., L.A.T.Pembroke, NC |
| 18 | Alfred Tedeschi, MA, ATC, PESDeerfield, IL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Specialist/Technologist, Other category.
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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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