NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Other Specialist/Technologist providers in the U.S.

2,001 NPPES records list other specialist/technologist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.6 per 100,000 residents; Michigan and Oregon have the most per resident. 3 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 246Z00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 246Z00000X means

246Z00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, Other, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 2,001 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

General classification identifying individuals trained on specific equipment and technical procedures in one of a collection of miscellaneous healthcare disciplines.

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

  1. Michigan2.2
  2. Oregon1.4
  3. Tennessee0.8
  4. Maryland0.8
  5. Colorado0.8
  6. Utah0.8
  7. Alabama0.7
  8. Connecticut0.7
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246Z00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Livonia has the most, 80

  1. Livonia, MI80
  2. Plymouth, MI66
  3. Houston, TX54
  4. San Diego, CA22
  5. Fort Worth, TX20
  6. Fort Rucker, AL19
  7. Salt Lake City, UT17
  8. Jacksonville, FL15

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246Z00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama380.7
Alaska50.7
Arizona340.5
Arkansas180.6
California2100.5
Colorado450.8
Connecticut250.7
Delaware40.4
District of Columbia50.7
Florida1230.5
Georgia670.6
Hawaii70.5
Idaho80.4
Illinois610.5
Indiana280.4
Iowa30.1
Kansas60.2
Kentucky290.6
Louisiana140.3
Maine60.4
Maryland510.8
Massachusetts330.5
Michigan2232.2
Minnesota220.4
Mississippi90.3
Missouri200.3
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana60.5
Nebraska30.2
Nevada210.7
New Hampshire50.4
New Jersey300.3
New Mexico100.5
New York1140.6
North Carolina630.6
North Dakota50.6
Ohio440.4
Oklahoma250.6
Oregon581.4
Pennsylvania670.5
Rhode Island30.3
South Carolina310.6
South Dakota30.3
Tennessee540.8
Texas1920.6
Utah260.8
Vermont10.2
Virginia280.3
Washington440.6
West Virginia70.4
Wisconsin260.4
Wyoming10.2

In federal data

  • NUCC code246Z00000X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
  • Size rank204th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
  • In its family3rd of 15 Specialist/Technologist, Other codes, 15.5% of the family
  • Part D prescribers3 (0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims49 a year per prescriber, on average (414th of 496)
  • Industry payments2 physicians paid $275 in 2024, $137 each on average
  • Concentration8 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 other specialist/technologist records

  1. Truman Valentine, PSG.TAnchorage, AK1699897397
  2. Gary BarleyAnchorage, AK1932519972
  3. Joanna RaduegeAnchorage, AK1417818790
  4. Julie DavisFairbanks, AK1386916377
  5. Lisa MemmelNorth Pole, AK1376239665
  6. Marc Marley, RPSGT, CCSHAlabaster, AL1407461023
  7. Matthew McClain, RPSGT, CCSHChelsea, AL1669171930
  8. Mary Long, PH.D.Pelham, AL1669816070
  9. Soshanya PikeHomewood, AL1093547150
  10. Stephanny Perez, BODY ART OPERATORHoover, AL1164280889
  11. Allen Looney, RPSGT, CCSHBirmingham, AL1275140642
  12. Robert Logan, RPSGT, CCSHBirmingham, AL1770190217
  13. Danielle CoteBirmingham, AL1528817970
  14. Christina ThompsonMadison, AL1477331775
  15. Rita BucyRainbow City, AL1760958177
  16. Shirley ChambersFort Payne, AL1508670118

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Other Specialist/Technologist headcount concentrate?

2,001 Other Specialist/Technologist NPIs span 52 states; Michigan alone holds 223. Top metros include Livonia, MI; Plymouth, MI; Houston, TX; San Diego, CA. Nationally this is 204th of 688 NUCC codes.

How large is Other Specialist/Technologist's Open Payments footprint?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Other Specialist/Technologist physicians totaling $275 (8 payments; average $137, 390th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How heavy is Other Specialist/Technologist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Other Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 3 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 49 claims and $6K drug cost per prescriber; 414th 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.