Personal Emergency Response Attendant providers in the U.S.
531 NPPES records list personal emergency response attendant as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Nevada have the most per resident. 111 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 146D00000X means
146D00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Personal Emergency Response Attendant, in the grouping Emergency Medical Service Providers. 531 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Individuals that are specially trained to assist patients living at home with urgent/emergent situations. These individuals must be able to perform CPR and basic first aid and have sufficient counseling skills to allay fears and assist in working through processes necessary to resolve the crisis. Functions may include transportation to various facilities and businesses, contacting agencies to initiate remediation service or providing reassurance.
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 146D00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Scottsdale has the most, 18
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 146D00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 44 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 22 | 0.3 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 0.2 |
| California | 63 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 6 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 10 | 1.5 |
| Florida | 9 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 9 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 8 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 9 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 3 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 9 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 11 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 5 | 0.4 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 0.8 |
| Nevada | 26 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 33 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | 46 | 0.4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 10 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 21 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 4 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 13 | 0.2 |
| Washington | 8 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code146D00000X
- Size rank324th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- Part D prescribers111 (20.9% of records)
- Part D claims395 a year per prescriber, on average (194th of 496)
- Industry payments37 physicians paid $56K in 2024, $2K each on average
- Concentration7 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 personal emergency response attendant records
- Liberty GuintoAnchorage, AK1134518772
- Alyssa Polson, MDBirmingham, AL1366885790
- Amy Hudson, RNCarbon Hill, AL1609052943
- Derek FranklinMontgomery, AL1164223582
- Joseph Monley, DOOpelika, AL1376509802
- George Richison, MDBenton, AR1912933854
- Henry Simmons, M.D.Benton, AR1902833924
- Stephen SouthardCabot, AR1063608883
- Lois SouthardCabot, AR1518153337
- Larry Price, M.D.Russellville, AR1174550990
- Paul Flatley, D.O.Phoenix, AZ1295785145
- Amelia Reay, CPP, LNAPhoenix, AZ1285210708
- William Scott, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ1811041320
- Stephen Andersen, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1750343307
- Donald Larsen, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1689637019
- John Green, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1750344107
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Personal Emergency Response Attendant's mid-pack national roster?
531 CMS-registered Personal Emergency Response Attendant providers sit across 45 states; Puerto Rico leads with 66. Leading metros: Scottsdale, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; San Juan, PR; Washington, DC. Rank 324th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Personal Emergency Response Attendant show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 37 Personal Emergency Response Attendant physicians receiving $56K across 114 payments (average $2K; 182nd of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Personal Emergency Response Attendant NPIs, 111 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 395 claims and $20K drug cost per prescriber; 194th 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.