Paramedic
NUCC 146L00000X · Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic
1,914 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 201st of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Paramedic ranks 201st of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.03% of all registered NPIs), densest in Puerto Rico; per resident Puerto Rico leads.
- 1,914
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 201st
- of 690 specialties
- 1084
- state-share HHI
- 2.8%
- Part D prescriber share
Puerto Rico is densest per capita (31.9× the national rate; Alaska 4.6×); 100% of the Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Paramedic (NUCC 146L00000X; 2.8% Part D prescribers (54 of 1,914); avg 451 Part D claims/prescriber (303rd of 572); Open Payments avg $440/physician (376th of 551; 28 paid, $12K total); state-share HHI 1,084; next-larger headcount neighbor Oncology Pharmacist (+2); next-smaller Body Imaging Physician (-4)).
Next larger: Oncology Pharmacist (1,916) Next smaller: Body Imaging Physician (1,910)
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
- Puerto Rico 31.9× · 18.1/100k
- Alaska 4.6× · 2.6/100k
- Wyoming 3.6× · 2.1/100k
- New Mexico 2.8× · 1.6/100k
- District of Columbia 2.3× · 1.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- New Jersey 0.19× · 0.1/100k
- Minnesota 0.34× · 0.2/100k
- Wisconsin 0.39× · 0.2/100k
- Massachusetts 0.43× · 0.2/100k
- New York 0.46× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 579 |
| 2 | California | 101 |
| 3 | Florida | 86 |
| 4 | Texas | 83 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 62 |
| 6 | Georgia | 61 |
| 7 | Alabama | 60 |
| 8 | Colorado | 55 |
| 9 | New York | 51 |
| 10 | Ohio | 46 |
| 11 | Michigan | 45 |
| 12 | Nevada | 41 |
| 13 | Washington | 40 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 39 |
| 15 | Illinois | 35 |
Top Cities for Paramedic
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GuaynaboPuerto Rico | 512 |
| 2 | Fort RuckerAlabama | 36 |
| 3 | AlbuquerqueNew Mexico | 21 |
| 4 | Fort StewartGeorgia | 13 |
| 5 | PontiacMichigan | 13 |
| 6 | DenverColorado | 10 |
| 7 | WashingtonDistrict of Columbia | 9 |
| 8 | RenoNevada | 9 |
| 9 | RinconPuerto Rico | 9 |
| 10 | AustinTexas | 9 |
| 11 | Ft RuckerAlabama | 8 |
| 12 | BuelltonCalifornia | 8 |
Sample Paramedic NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Bagby, RN/MICTHolton, KS |
| 2 | James Starr, EMT - PLas Cruces, NM |
| 3 | Scott Cariello, PHARMDLeague City, TX |
| 4 | Jose Jimenez, E.M.T.San Sebastian, PR |
| 5 | Christopher Sullivan, M.D, M.P.H.Glendale, AZ |
| 6 | Joel Calarco, BS, NREMT-PMacungie, PA |
| 7 | Eric Trubilla, EMT-PHamburg, PA |
| 8 | Nancy Dombrosky, PHRNJim Thorpe, PA |
| 9 | Lorna O'Farrell-Rodriguez, EMT-PTobyhanna, PA |
| 10 | Christopher GrafBethlehem, PA |
| 11 | Kelly Janner, EMT-PCoaldale, PA |
| 12 | Barry Schirack, O.D.Acworth, GA |
| 13 | Russell Wilson, P.A.-C, A.T.C.Allen, TX |
| 14 | Andrew Garrett, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAEMSWashington, DC |
| 15 | Mascha Taylor, BILLING SPECIALISTIdalou, TX |
| 16 | Thomas Lavey, PARAMEDIC / HS1Norfolk, VA |
| 17 | Tisha Gallanter, MDJacksonville, FL |
| 18 | Brian Vaccarezza, PA-CWoodland, CA |
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.