NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prosthetist providers in the U.S.

2,144 NPPES records list prosthetist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.6 per 100,000 residents; North Carolina and Washington have the most per resident. 1 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 224P00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 224P00000X means

224P00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Prosthetist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 2,144 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

A health care professional who is specifically educated and trained to manage comprehensive prosthetic patient care for individuals who have sustained complete or partial limb loss or absence. Prosthetists assess specific patient needs, formulate an appropriate treatment plan, implement the treatment plan and provide follow-up care.

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 Carolina2.1
  2. Washington1.7
  3. Alaska1.4
  4. District of Columbia1.0
  5. South Carolina0.9
  6. Oklahoma0.9
  7. California0.8
  8. Texas0.8
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 224P00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Houston has the most, 39

  1. Houston, TX39
  2. Dallas, TX36
  3. Charlotte, NC31
  4. San Antonio, TX25
  5. Seattle, WA25
  6. Raleigh, NC24
  7. Los Angeles, CA21
  8. Chicago, IL19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 224P00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama150.3
Alaska101.4
Arizona270.4
Arkansas220.7
California3090.8
Colorado390.7
Connecticut70.2
Delaware20.2
District of Columbia71.0
Florida1150.5
Georgia830.8
Hawaii40.3
Idaho90.5
Illinois650.5
Indiana250.4
Iowa30.1
Kansas50.2
Kentucky110.2
Louisiana280.6
Maine40.3
Maryland410.7
Massachusetts170.2
Michigan480.5
Minnesota190.3
Mississippi240.8
Missouri250.4
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana70.6
Nebraska80.4
Nevada210.7
New Hampshire20.1
New Jersey210.2
New Mexico60.3
New York780.4
North Carolina2322.1
North Dakota40.5
Ohio610.5
Oklahoma380.9
Oregon280.7
Pennsylvania600.5
Rhode Island30.3
South Carolina500.9
South Dakota20.2
Tennessee540.8
Texas2560.8
Utah130.4
Vermont20.3
Virginia530.6
Washington1331.7
West Virginia50.3
Wisconsin320.5
Wyoming40.7

In federal data

  • NUCC code224P00000X
  • Size rank196th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
  • Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims30 a year per prescriber, on average (446th of 496)
  • Concentration6 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 prosthetist records

  1. Rachel JonesAnchorage, AK1154815272
  2. Dana Klaameyer, C.P.O.Anchorage, AK1649314725
  3. Karl Barner, C.P.O.Anchorage, AK1134263221
  4. Steven Foy, C.P.O.Anchorage, AK1538203617
  5. Caitlin Menge, CPOAnchorage, AK1932649670
  6. Seth McLarty, CPOAnchorage, AK1235632654
  7. Zachary Worthington, CPOAnchorage, AK1962987099
  8. Sean Saunders, CPOAnchorage, AK1023999778
  9. Eric O'Guinn, CPOSoldotna, AK1992992309
  10. Elizabeth Einset, CPOKetchikan, AK1184716649
  11. Barbara Clinton, CERTIFIED FITTER FORBessemer, AL1467515627
  12. Reginald MaysBessemer, AL1013323013
  13. Bria Lacey, CERTIFIED HAIR LOSSIrondale, AL1770378705
  14. Patsy Rhodes, CERTIFIED CONSULTANTBirmingham, AL1972670750
  15. Keonna FarmerCenter Point, AL1457919672
  16. Lakeisha RobertsonHoover, AL1487516118

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

Common questions

Where does the large Prosthetist headcount concentrate?

2,144 Prosthetist NPIs span 53 states; California alone holds 309. Top metros include Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; San Antonio, TX. Nationally this is 196th of 688 NUCC codes.

Where can I find a Prosthetist provider?

Prosthetist providers are listed in 53 states; Houston leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Pastoral Counselor and just below Military Health Care Provider. Browse by state or search by name.

How heavy is Prosthetist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Prosthetist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 30 claims and $637 drug cost per prescriber; 446th 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.