NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physical Therapist providers in the U.S.

264,021 NPPES records list physical therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 79 per 100,000 residents; North Dakota and Vermont have the most per resident. 16 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 225100000X · method

What taxonomy code 225100000X means

225100000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Physical Therapist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 264,021 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. PTs: 1.Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. 2.Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health. 3.Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries. 4.Treat conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems. 5.Address the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance. 6.PTs provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a PT practices.

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

  1. North Dakota135
  2. Vermont132
  3. Montana126
  4. Maine121
  5. New Hampshire119
  6. Alaska115
  7. Wyoming113
  8. Rhode Island113
  9. 50 states and D.C.79

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225100000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

New York has the most, 3,612

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225100000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama2,89657
Alaska845115
Arizona5,35172
Arkansas2,25574
California22,53158
Colorado6,354108
Connecticut3,56999
Delaware1,131110
District of Columbia703104
Florida14,41964
Georgia6,57960
Hawaii1,21585
Idaho1,76890
Illinois12,04596
Indiana4,89471
Iowa2,67183
Kansas2,69392
Kentucky3,23371
Louisiana2,52955
Maine1,682121
Maryland6,177100
Massachusetts7,100101
Michigan9,59296
Minnesota5,50096
Mississippi1,69958
Missouri4,54073
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana1,429126
Nebraska2,093106
Nevada1,89159
New Hampshire1,663119
New Jersey9,733105
New Mexico1,41867
New York21,756111
North Carolina8,64080
North Dakota1,058135
Ohio7,37863
Oklahoma2,32057
Oregon4,12397
Pennsylvania12,78399
Rhode Island1,237113
South Carolina3,90573
South Dakota992108
Tennessee5,36375
Texas15,19050
Utah2,65578
Vermont853132
Virginia6,89380
Washington7,49396
West Virginia1,24470
Wisconsin6,585111
Wyoming661113

In federal data

  • NUCC code225100000X
  • Size rank6th of 688 specialties by records (3.6% of all)
  • Part D prescribers16 (under 0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims82 a year per prescriber, on average (367th of 496)
  • Industry payments23 physicians paid $41K in 2024, $2K each on average
  • Concentration10 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 physical therapist records

  1. Michael Blair, PTNome, AK1780001727
  2. Donald Mormile, PTAnchorage, AK1376503888
  3. Phyllis Ploudre, PTAnchorage, AK1134246945
  4. Sebastian Castaneda, PTAnchorage, AK1275850059
  5. Jason ReederAnchorage, AK1598033292
  6. Amber Walker, DPTAnchorage, AK1952673824
  7. Liza DubeAnchorage, AK1831520790
  8. Nancy Bain, MPTAnchorage, AK1326457821
  9. Rori Wallace, DPTAnchorage, AK1104292408
  10. Caitlin Rodriguez, PTAnchorage, AK1255901716
  11. Taylor Jusufovic, PT, DPT, CLTAnchorage, AK1346901980
  12. Madeleine Pronovost, PT, DPTAnchorage, AK1609561463
  13. Connor MarthAnchorage, AK1942989074
  14. Grayson ReavesAnchorage, AK1316796501
  15. Estee Frantz, PT, DPTAnchorage, AK1295569457
  16. Duke Minnery, DPTAnchorage, AK1962391292

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Physical Therapist headcount concentrate?

264,021 Physical Therapist NPIs span 56 states; California alone holds 22,531. Top metros include New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Brooklyn, NY; San Diego, CA. Nationally this is 6th of 688 NUCC codes.

How large is Physical Therapist's Open Payments footprint?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 23 Physical Therapist physicians totaling $41K (49 payments; average $2K, 170th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How heavy is Physical Therapist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Physical Therapist NPIs, 16 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 82 claims and $2K drug cost per prescriber; 367th 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.