NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paramedic in Kentucky

16 NPPES records list paramedic with a practice address in Kentucky, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 50. Fort Campbell and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 146L00000X · method

Fort Campbell has the most, 3

Paramedic records in Kentucky

  1. William BessonLouisville, KY 402171780564724
  2. Ethan Blomberg, NREMT-PFort Campbell, KY 422231902740715
  3. Megan Callis, EMT-PHartford, KY 423471376880948
  4. Raymond Cole, KY STATE PARAMEDICBeattyville, KY 413111003646209
  5. Helen DeverHartford, KY 423471538406103
  6. Kason Fark, PARAMEDICFort Campbell, KY 422231770216863
  7. John Garrett, PHD, MSN, MPH,NRAEMTLouisville, KY 402021275039166
  8. Ralph Garvin, A,T,.C.Ashland, KY 411021881651065
  9. Drake Gould, NRP, FPC, PM-CCAlbany, KY 426021962382838
  10. John Hultgren, FP-CLouisville, KY 402051568430684
  11. Ryan HunterManchester, KY 409621952249666
  12. Maria Peterson, PARAMEDICEubank, KY 425671124917471
  13. Justin RicheyGlasgow, KY 421411124984067
  14. Joe SebastianLawrenceburg, KY 403421558280792
  15. Clarinda Sheffler, PARAMEDICGreensburg, KY 427431144142738
  16. Deanthony Taylor, PARAMEDICFort Campbell, KY 422231083581482

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 146L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 23 of 50 per resident

  1. Utah0.4
  2. Michigan0.4
  3. Idaho0.4
  4. Kentucky0.4
  5. Kansas0.3
  6. Ohio0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 146L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kentucky0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Paramedic records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 16 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2 · 12.5% here, 57.2% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 146L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

16 NPPES records list paramedic (146L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fort Campbell has 3 of them (19%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Massachusetts16
  2. Alaska15
  3. Indiana17
  4. Louisiana14

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas0.3
  2. Ohio0.3
  3. Michigan0.4
  4. Utah0.4

The largest states

  1. Puerto Rico577
  2. California78
  3. Florida66
  4. Texas65
  5. Alabama57

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.