Peer Specialist
NUCC 175T00000X
28,656 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 50th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Peer Specialist ranks 50th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.4% of all registered NPIs), densest in Oklahoma; per resident Oklahoma leads.
- 28,656
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 50th
- of 690 specialties
- 849
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
Oklahoma is densest per capita (14.3× the national rate; Oregon 9×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Peer Specialist (NUCC 175T00000X; 0% Part D prescribers (3 of 28,656); avg 95 Part D claims/prescriber (485th of 567); state-share HHI 849; next-larger headcount neighbor Adult Health Nurse Practitioner (+863); next-smaller Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (-2,881)).
Next larger: Adult Health Nurse Practitioner (29,519) Next smaller: Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (25,775)
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
- Oklahoma 14.3× · 121/100k
- Oregon 9× · 76.2/100k
- Alaska 8.6× · 72.7/100k
- West Virginia 5.7× · 48.1/100k
- Kentucky 4.8× · 40.2/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Connecticut 0.02× · 0.1/100k
- Texas 0.04× · 0.3/100k
- Alabama 0.06× · 0.5/100k
- Maine 0.08× · 0.6/100k
- Florida 0.08× · 0.7/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4,906 |
| 2 | California | 3,312 |
| 3 | Oregon | 3,227 |
| 4 | Ohio | 2,858 |
| 5 | Washington | 2,346 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 1,821 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1,612 |
| 8 | New York | 1,420 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 851 |
| 10 | Colorado | 580 |
| 11 | Alaska | 533 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 480 |
| 13 | Utah | 451 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 429 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 358 |
Top Cities for Peer Specialist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma CityOklahoma | 1,002 |
| 2 | TulsaOklahoma | 829 |
| 3 | LouisaKentucky | 764 |
| 4 | PortlandOregon | 717 |
| 5 | ColumbusOhio | 356 |
| 6 | ClevelandOhio | 329 |
| 7 | San DiegoCalifornia | 301 |
| 8 | SpokaneWashington | 301 |
| 9 | RiversideCalifornia | 298 |
| 10 | SalemOregon | 287 |
| 11 | SeattleWashington | 275 |
| 12 | EugeneOregon | 272 |
Sample Peer Specialist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Mynatt, MDKnoxville, TN |
| 2 | Steven McNuttMansfield, OH |
| 3 | Steven Agler, DCBerrien Center, MI |
| 4 | Florisela OrozcoTorrance, CA |
| 5 | Michelle Kemp, CERTIFIED PEERSan Rafael, CA |
| 6 | Justice Renaissance, MHRSSan Jose, CA |
| 7 | Lupe VarelaSanta Maria, CA |
| 8 | John Kasukonis, Jr., D.O.Soldotna, AK |
| 9 | Alice CarterLayton, UT |
| 10 | Deborah Hall, CADCSalem, OR |
| 11 | Robin BelleYucca Valley, CA |
| 12 | Rigoberto Contreras, CADC IWoodburn, OR |
| 13 | Denise ManriquezSanta Maria, CA |
| 14 | Kimberly BridgesRedwood City, CA |
| 15 | Carol Lopez, FAMILY ADVOCATESacramento, CA |
| 16 | Myron Welbes, CADC I, CRMGladstone, OR |
| 17 | Laura Wesen, LMPOlympia, WA |
| 18 | Jana Galloway, BA, BHRSIdabel, OK |
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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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