Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
NUCC 363LP0200X · Nurse Practitioner
21,480 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 55th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ranks 55th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.29% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 21,480
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 55th
- of 690 specialties
- 427
- state-share HHI
- 4.4%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (3.8× the national rate; Massachusetts 2.6×); 4.6% of the Nurse Practitioner category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (NUCC 363LP0200X; 4.4% Part D prescribers (945 of 21,480); avg 317 Part D claims/prescriber (367th of 572); Open Payments avg $370/physician (398th of 551; 6,545 paid, $2.4M total); state-share HHI 427; next-larger headcount neighbor Ophthalmology Physician (+908); next-smaller Audiologist (-562)).
Next larger: Ophthalmology Physician (22,388) Next smaller: Audiologist (20,918)
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
- District of Columbia 3.8× · 23.9/100k
- Massachusetts 2.6× · 16.7/100k
- Missouri 2.2× · 13.7/100k
- Connecticut 1.6× · 10.2/100k
- Maryland 1.4× · 8.9/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Nevada 0.36× · 2.3/100k
- South Dakota 0.38× · 2.4/100k
- Kansas 0.41× · 2.6/100k
- Idaho 0.47× · 3/100k
- Wyoming 0.51× · 3.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 2,059 |
| 2 | New York | 1,550 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,446 |
| 4 | California | 1,435 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 1,169 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 1,072 |
| 7 | Ohio | 983 |
| 8 | Missouri | 849 |
| 9 | Georgia | 839 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 655 |
| 11 | Illinois | 638 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 604 |
| 13 | Maryland | 552 |
| 14 | Virginia | 551 |
| 15 | Michigan | 523 |
Top Cities for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BostonMassachusetts | 555 |
| 2 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 548 |
| 3 | New YorkNew York | 381 |
| 4 | Saint LouisMissouri | 370 |
| 5 | AtlantaGeorgia | 317 |
| 6 | DallasTexas | 300 |
| 7 | ChicagoIllinois | 289 |
| 8 | HoustonTexas | 267 |
| 9 | AuroraColorado | 259 |
| 10 | Kansas CityMissouri | 252 |
| 11 | ColumbusOhio | 249 |
| 12 | PhoenixArizona | 219 |
Sample Pediatric Nurse Practitioner NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Friedman, RN, MSN, CPNPSan Antonio, TX |
| 2 | Janel Saunders, NPAurora, CO |
| 3 | Elaine Cochran, CRNPHershey, PA |
| 4 | Judith Walker, EDD, RN, CPNPSan Antonio, TX |
| 5 | Harriet Hellman, CPNPSouthampton, NY |
| 6 | Westley ByrnePhiladelphia, PA |
| 7 | Abelina Natal, RNPNPSan Antonio, TX |
| 8 | Sharon Metcalf, ARNPLouisville, KY |
| 9 | Kathryn Backus, NPKingsport, TN |
| 10 | Kelley Sharp, NPDickson, TN |
| 11 | Cynthia Sanford, MS,ARNP,C-PNPMcalester, OK |
| 12 | Andrea Paquette, APRNLondonderry, NH |
| 13 | Andrea Thoman, CPNP, APRNVernon, CT |
| 14 | Jeanne Findlay, DNP, CPNPChicago, IL |
| 15 | Mary Ray, ARNPKeokuk, IA |
| 16 | Ericca Berry, DNP, CPNPGlendive, MT |
| 17 | Leigh Ware, RN, CPNPPleasanton, TX |
| 18 | Arlene Butz, SC.D., C.R.N.P.Freeland, MD |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Nurse Practitioner category.
Compare Pediatric Nurse Practitioner vs Family Nurse Practitioner →
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.