Psychologist providers in the U.S.
48,778 NPPES records list psychologist as their primary taxonomy, about 14 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Vermont have the most per resident. 46 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 103T00000X means
103T00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Psychologist, in the grouping Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers. 48,778 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A psychologist is an individual who is licensed to practice psychology which is defined as the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to, psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and psycheducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.
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 103T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 1,688
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 103T00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 193 | 4 |
| Alaska | 101 | 14 |
| Arizona | 723 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 199 | 7 |
| California | 7,304 | 19 |
| Colorado | 991 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 649 | 18 |
| Delaware | 151 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | 330 | 49 |
| Florida | 2,202 | 10 |
| Georgia | 890 | 8 |
| Hawaii | 260 | 18 |
| Idaho | 165 | 8 |
| Illinois | 1,011 | 8 |
| Indiana | 439 | 6 |
| Iowa | 251 | 8 |
| Kansas | 600 | 20 |
| Kentucky | 545 | 12 |
| Louisiana | 194 | 4 |
| Maine | 260 | 19 |
| Maryland | 1,183 | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 2,367 | 34 |
| Michigan | 2,549 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 1,694 | 30 |
| Mississippi | 128 | 4 |
| Missouri | 579 | 9 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 98 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 381 | 19 |
| Nevada | 236 | 7 |
| New Hampshire | 251 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 1,488 | 16 |
| New Mexico | 230 | 11 |
| New York | 5,045 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 1,662 | 15 |
| North Dakota | 143 | 18 |
| Ohio | 1,529 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 256 | 6 |
| Oregon | 742 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,687 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 244 | 22 |
| South Carolina | 280 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 92 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 509 | 7 |
| Texas | 2,141 | 7 |
| Utah | 427 | 13 |
| Vermont | 260 | 40 |
| Virginia | 493 | 6 |
| Washington | 1,089 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 347 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 949 | 16 |
| Wyoming | 53 | 9 |
In federal data
- NUCC code103T00000X
- Size rank40th of 688 specialties by records (0.67% of all)
- Part D prescribers46 (0.1% of records)
- Part D claims359 a year per prescriber, on average (206th of 496)
- Industry payments9 physicians paid $24K in 2024, $3K each on average
- Concentration8 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 psychologist records
- Arlene Staubsinger, PH.D.Liverpool, NY1780687731
- William Dove, PH.D.Colorado Springs, CO1023011046
- Jason BootheAustin, TX1538162722
- Kristin Kronsnoble, PH.D.Tampa, FL1871596023
- Claudia Byrne, PH.D.Beaverton, OR1235132499
- Robert Kammen, PSY.D.Kingston, PA1063415206
- Gerald Jensen, MA, LPBrainerd, MN1265435937
- William Keilin, PH.D.Austin, TX1326041120
- Susie Troxler, PH.D.Greensboro, NC1184627614
- Sarton Weinraub, PH.D.New York, NY1083617518
- Susan Griffith, PH.D.Hillsborough, NC1588667018
- Allan Gelber, PH.DPhoenix, AZ1932102449
- Debbie Bardwell, PH.D.Spokane Valley, WA1801899109
- Thomas Pollack, PH.D.Frederick, MD1316949647
- Diane Robbins, PHDHuntington Beach, CA1184628422
- Donna Steckal, PH.D.Payson, AZ1770587032
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Psychologist headcount concentrate?
48,778 Psychologist NPIs span 56 states; California alone holds 7,304. Top metros include New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Boston, MA. Nationally this is 40th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Psychologist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 9 Psychologist physicians totaling $24K (72 payments; average $3K, 145th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Psychologist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Psychologist NPIs, 46 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 359 claims and $27K drug cost per prescriber; 206th 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.