Personal Care Attendant

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Category: Technician

82,685 providers across 52 states

Personal Care Attendant sits within the Technician NUCC taxonomy group and currently counts 82,685 individual clinicians enrolled in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System across 52 U.S. states and territories. The NUCC taxonomy is the industry-standard code set CMS uses to classify provider specialties on Medicare and Medicaid claims, and each provider selects their primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, so this count reflects how many clinicians self-identify their primary practice as Personal Care Attendant rather than a census of every professional who ever trained in the field. Dual-certified practitioners who registered under a different primary code will not appear in this total. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

Geographic distribution is uneven across the 52-state footprint. West Virginia holds the largest concentration with 29,188 Personal Care Attendant providers (35.3% of the national total), followed by Nevada at 24,111 (29.2%) and Nebraska at 9,767. Las Vegas is the top metro for Personal Care Attendant by raw provider count, which tracks population density more than any state-specific licensure pattern, the taxonomy is recognized nationwide through NUCC, not state-by-state. Reading this map carefully matters for patients searching across state lines and for operators planning where to recruit, because thin-coverage regions often reflect training-pipeline constraints rather than unmet clinical demand.

Drill into any state row above to see the full roster of Personal Care Attendant providers in that jurisdiction with address and contact details from NPPES, or pivot to a specific city to narrow further. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a quality ranking, board-certification verifier, or medical advice. Listing under Personal Care Attendant means only that the provider self-designated this primary NUCC code at enrollment; it does not confirm current board certification, hospital privileges, or fitness to treat any specific condition. Always verify credentials directly through the NUCC taxonomy documentation, the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

82,685
Total Providers
52
States
West Virginia
Most Providers

Which states have the most providers?

State Providers
West Virginia 29,188
Nevada 24,111
Nebraska 9,767
District of Columbia 5,166
Ohio 4,517
Michigan 1,911
North Dakota 1,584
Alaska 1,006
Florida 810
Maryland 717
Louisiana 691
Texas 604
Minnesota 377
Oregon 293
Oklahoma 283
Virginia 183
Indiana 143
Arizona 137
Georgia 116
Kentucky 107
California 86
North Carolina 81
Pennsylvania 68
Iowa 63
Missouri 63
Wisconsin 51
Illinois 49
South Carolina 48
Tennessee 44
Arkansas 43
New York 42
Maine 38
Mississippi 38
Colorado 36
Washington 33
Kansas 30
Alabama 23
New Jersey 20
Massachusetts 17
Connecticut 15
Idaho 14
Montana 13
Puerto Rico 10
Utah 9
New Hampshire 8
New Mexico 7
Delaware 6
Wyoming 6
Hawaii 5
Rhode Island 3
South Dakota 3
Virgin Islands 2

Top Cities for Personal Care Attendant

City Providers
Las Vegas 19,440
Washington 5,131
Omaha 3,960
Barboursville 3,069
Charleston 2,606
Huntington 1,922
Lincoln 1,844
South Charleston 1,570
Belington 1,519
Henderson 1,412
Reno 1,336
Elkins 1,331
North Las Vegas 1,153
Beckley 808
Grand Rapids 741
Bellevue 560
Parkersburg 541
Mullens 519
Papillion 513
Hamlin 481

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Technician category.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Personal Care Attendant providers are in the US?
There are 82,685 Personal Care Attendant providers registered in the CMS NPPES database across 52 US states and territories. West Virginia has the most with 29,188 providers.
Where can I find a Personal Care Attendant provider?
Personal Care Attendant providers are available in 52 states. Las Vegas has the highest concentration. Use our search or browse by state to find providers near you.
What does a Personal Care Attendant provider do?
Personal Care Attendant is a healthcare specialty within the Technician category. Providers in this specialty are registered with the National Provider Identifier (NPI) system maintained by CMS.

Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Each provider is identified by NPI. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.