Peer Specialist providers in the U.S.
31,699 NPPES records list peer specialist as their primary taxonomy, about 9.5 per 100,000 residents; Oklahoma and Oregon have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 175T00000X means
175T00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Peer Specialist, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 31,699 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Individuals certified to perform peer support services through a training process defined by a government agency, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state mental health department/certification/licensing authority.
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
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Oklahoma City has the most, 1,045
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 175T00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 | 0.6 |
| Alaska | 572 | 78.0 |
| Arizona | 91 | 1.2 |
| Arkansas | 44 | 1.4 |
| California | 4,528 | 11.6 |
| Colorado | 625 | 10.6 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | 53 | 5.1 |
| District of Columbia | 75 | 11.0 |
| Florida | 156 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | 110 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | 36 | 2.5 |
| Idaho | 220 | 11.2 |
| Illinois | 137 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | 85 | 1.2 |
| Iowa | 29 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | 31 | 1.1 |
| Kentucky | 1,942 | 42.9 |
| Louisiana | 409 | 8.9 |
| Maine | 9 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | 53 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | 290 | 4.1 |
| Michigan | 1,689 | 16.8 |
| Minnesota | 53 | 0.9 |
| Mississippi | 98 | 3.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 186 | 3.0 |
| Montana | 44 | 3.9 |
| Nebraska | 176 | 8.9 |
| Nevada | 245 | 7.7 |
| New Hampshire | 106 | 7.6 |
| New Jersey | 397 | 4.3 |
| New Mexico | 574 | 27.1 |
| New York | 1,525 | 7.8 |
| North Carolina | 303 | 2.8 |
| North Dakota | 291 | 37.1 |
| Ohio | 3,048 | 25.9 |
| Oklahoma | 5,197 | 128.2 |
| Oregon | 3,348 | 79.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 170 | 1.3 |
| Rhode Island | 10 | 0.9 |
| South Carolina | 121 | 2.3 |
| Tennessee | 161 | 2.3 |
| Texas | 108 | 0.4 |
| Utah | 469 | 13.7 |
| Vermont | 46 | 7.1 |
| Virginia | 104 | 1.2 |
| Washington | 2,628 | 33.6 |
| West Virginia | 911 | 51.5 |
| Wisconsin | 67 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming | 90 | 15.4 |
In federal data
- NUCC code175T00000X
- Size rank49th of 688 specialties by records (0.43% of all)
- Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims344 a year per prescriber, on average (216th of 496)
- Concentration4 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 peer specialist records
- Steven Mynatt, MDKnoxville, TN1619976156
- Jerome RemickPort Angeles, WA1225005119
- Steven Agler, DCBerrien Center, MI1457393779
- Robin OloughlinEverett, WA1982714309
- Allison Bernal, CPS-MHWoodstock, GA1386749802
- John Eberhart, CAC-IDetroit, MI1043302730
- Denise Sammons, M.D.Kearney, NE1316030448
- Florisela OrozcoTorrance, CA1447347836
- Alicia ArredondoRiverside, CA1083704894
- Michelle Kemp, CERTIFIED PEERSan Rafael, CA1073695607
- Stephen Campbell, DDSTulsa, OK1659455913
- Justice Renaissance, MHRSSan Jose, CA1992878326
- Shirley Howell, QMHACottage Grove, OR1629141080
- Rocio RodriguezLos Gatos, CA1740353812
- Star Cannon, CADC II, ICADC, MATSCarmichael, CA1265508311
- Margarita DelgadoLos Gatos, CA1205903846
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Peer Specialist headcount concentrate?
31,699 Peer Specialist NPIs span 51 states; Oklahoma alone holds 5,197. Top metros include Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Louisa, KY; Portland, OR. Nationally this is 49th of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find a Peer Specialist provider?
Peer Specialist providers are listed in 51 states; Oklahoma City leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and just below Acupuncturist. Browse by state or search by name.
How heavy is Peer Specialist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Peer Specialist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 344 claims and $56K drug cost per prescriber; 216th 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.