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.
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
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
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,896 | 57 |
| Alaska | 845 | 115 |
| Arizona | 5,351 | 72 |
| Arkansas | 2,255 | 74 |
| California | 22,531 | 58 |
| Colorado | 6,354 | 108 |
| Connecticut | 3,569 | 99 |
| Delaware | 1,131 | 110 |
| District of Columbia | 703 | 104 |
| Florida | 14,419 | 64 |
| Georgia | 6,579 | 60 |
| Hawaii | 1,215 | 85 |
| Idaho | 1,768 | 90 |
| Illinois | 12,045 | 96 |
| Indiana | 4,894 | 71 |
| Iowa | 2,671 | 83 |
| Kansas | 2,693 | 92 |
| Kentucky | 3,233 | 71 |
| Louisiana | 2,529 | 55 |
| Maine | 1,682 | 121 |
| Maryland | 6,177 | 100 |
| Massachusetts | 7,100 | 101 |
| Michigan | 9,592 | 96 |
| Minnesota | 5,500 | 96 |
| Mississippi | 1,699 | 58 |
| Missouri | 4,540 | 73 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1,429 | 126 |
| Nebraska | 2,093 | 106 |
| Nevada | 1,891 | 59 |
| New Hampshire | 1,663 | 119 |
| New Jersey | 9,733 | 105 |
| New Mexico | 1,418 | 67 |
| New York | 21,756 | 111 |
| North Carolina | 8,640 | 80 |
| North Dakota | 1,058 | 135 |
| Ohio | 7,378 | 63 |
| Oklahoma | 2,320 | 57 |
| Oregon | 4,123 | 97 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,783 | 99 |
| Rhode Island | 1,237 | 113 |
| South Carolina | 3,905 | 73 |
| South Dakota | 992 | 108 |
| Tennessee | 5,363 | 75 |
| Texas | 15,190 | 50 |
| Utah | 2,655 | 78 |
| Vermont | 853 | 132 |
| Virginia | 6,893 | 80 |
| Washington | 7,493 | 96 |
| West Virginia | 1,244 | 70 |
| Wisconsin | 6,585 | 111 |
| Wyoming | 661 | 113 |
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
- Michael Blair, PTNome, AK1780001727
- Donald Mormile, PTAnchorage, AK1376503888
- Phyllis Ploudre, PTAnchorage, AK1134246945
- Sebastian Castaneda, PTAnchorage, AK1275850059
- Jason ReederAnchorage, AK1598033292
- Amber Walker, DPTAnchorage, AK1952673824
- Liza DubeAnchorage, AK1831520790
- Nancy Bain, MPTAnchorage, AK1326457821
- Rori Wallace, DPTAnchorage, AK1104292408
- Caitlin Rodriguez, PTAnchorage, AK1255901716
- Taylor Jusufovic, PT, DPT, CLTAnchorage, AK1346901980
- Madeleine Pronovost, PT, DPTAnchorage, AK1609561463
- Connor MarthAnchorage, AK1942989074
- Grayson ReavesAnchorage, AK1316796501
- Estee Frantz, PT, DPTAnchorage, AK1295569457
- 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.