Prevention Professional providers in the U.S.
624 NPPES records list prevention professional as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; Ohio and Oregon have the most per resident. 2 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 405300000X means
405300000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Prevention Professional, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 624 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Prevention Professionals work in programs aimed to address specific patient needs, such as suicide prevention, violence prevention, alcohol avoidance, drug avoidance, and tobacco prevention. The goal of the program is to reduce the risk of relapse, injury, or re-injury of the patient. Prevention Professionals work in a variety of settings and provide appropriate case management, mediation, referral, and mentorship services. Individuals complete prevention professionals training for the population of patients with whom they work.
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 405300000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Akron has the most, 55
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 405300000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 10 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 45 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 9 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 27 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | 0.4 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 11 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 12 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 6 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 20 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 15 | 0.2 |
| Montana | 4 | 0.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nevada | 5 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0.1 |
| New York | 43 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 25 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 183 | 1.6 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 24 | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 13 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 8 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 13 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code405300000X
- Size rank312th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- Part D prescribers2 (0.3% of records)
- Part D claims1,168 a year per prescriber, on average (63rd of 496)
- Industry payments4 physicians paid $2K in 2024, $558 each on average
- Concentration5 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 prevention professional records
- Michele Lewis, LMTAnchorage, AK1568995231
- Chrishawna YazzieKotzebue, AK1780186973
- Magdeline BoothKotzebue, AK1811490139
- Kim Minshew, CPSSHuntsville, AL1174166375
- Summer Allen, ATCJacksonville, AL1346776952
- Pamela HenshonMobile, AL1255114880
- Erin Chatwin, ATCMobile, AL1205362803
- Barton SparksCabot, AR1629712872
- Alina Barnes, CF-SLPLittle Rock, AR1851879449
- Logan HausmanPocahontas, AR1619417870
- Shelia Cripps, COTA/LBentonville, AR1154501823
- Richard ButcherPhoenix, AZ1912688904
- Mikala Edwards, CTRSPhoenix, AZ1407396450
- Megan Morgan, LMESan Tan Valley, AZ1598555799
- Derrainnya Fuentes, PHDQueen Creek, AZ1033658323
- Joseph JohnsonQueen Creek, AZ1003684317
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Prevention Professional's mid-pack national roster?
624 CMS-registered Prevention Professional providers sit across 48 states; Ohio leads with 183. Leading metros: Akron, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Lorain, OH; Pendleton, OR. Rank 312th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Prevention Professional show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 4 Prevention Professional physicians receiving $2K across 55 payments (average $558; 280th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Prevention Professional NPIs, 2 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 1,168 claims and $152K drug cost per prescriber; 63rd 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.