School Social Worker
NUCC 1041S0200X · Social Worker
6,877 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 113th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
School Social Worker ranks 113th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.09% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 6,877
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 113th
- of 690 specialties
- 727
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
District of Columbia is densest per capita (13.9× the national rate; New Mexico 12.5×); 1.6% of the Social Worker category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
School Social Worker (NUCC 1041S0200X; 0% Part D prescribers (2 of 6,877); avg 471 Part D claims/prescriber (297th of 572); Open Payments avg $80/physician (524th of 551; 1 paid, $80 total); state-share HHI 727; next-larger headcount neighbor Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (+39); next-smaller Optician (-23)).
Next larger: Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (6,916) Next smaller: Optician (6,854)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- District of Columbia 13.9× · 28.3/100k
- New Mexico 12.5× · 25.5/100k
- Virginia 3.2× · 6.5/100k
- New York 3.1× · 6.2/100k
- Utah 2.9× · 5.9/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Texas 0.09× · 0.2/100k
- South Carolina 0.19× · 0.4/100k
- Puerto Rico 0.21× · 0.4/100k
- Wisconsin 0.22× · 0.4/100k
- Alabama 0.24× · 0.5/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 1,220 |
| 2 | California | 844 |
| 3 | Virginia | 563 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 539 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 367 |
| 6 | Illinois | 262 |
| 7 | Ohio | 239 |
| 8 | Maryland | 237 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 219 |
| 10 | Utah | 203 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 194 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | 192 |
| 13 | Michigan | 189 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 127 |
| 15 | Florida | 123 |
Top Cities for School Social Worker
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WashingtonDistrict of Columbia | 191 |
| 2 | FairfaxVirginia | 180 |
| 3 | AlbuquerqueNew Mexico | 178 |
| 4 | RochesterNew York | 133 |
| 5 | BrooklynNew York | 127 |
| 6 | New YorkNew York | 89 |
| 7 | BronxNew York | 82 |
| 8 | BaltimoreMaryland | 69 |
| 9 | RichmondVirginia | 69 |
| 10 | Saint PaulMinnesota | 68 |
| 11 | ChicagoIllinois | 64 |
| 12 | BroadlandsVirginia | 57 |
Sample School Social Worker NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Owens, M.A, LCSWSouth Holland, IL |
| 2 | Carmela ShattuckNew Haven, CT |
| 3 | Wendy Nadolny, L.C.S.W.Craig, CO |
| 4 | Corinne Johnson, LCSWSalt Lake City, UT |
| 5 | Marilou Tagliatela, LMSWRaton, NM |
| 6 | Jennifer Voelker, LCSWIndianapolis, IN |
| 7 | Julia Nickel, LCSWJoliet, IL |
| 8 | Melody Washington, LCSW-CAccokeek, MD |
| 9 | Teresa McFarland-Miller, MSW, LCSWMc Leansboro, IL |
| 10 | Michelle Messier, MSWFall River, MA |
| 11 | Laura Dunham, MSW, LSWSpringfield, OH |
| 12 | Holly Gregory, LCSWLebanon, IN |
| 13 | Kathryn Sahm, LCSWIndianapolis, IN |
| 14 | Michael Smith, MSWMadison, WI |
| 15 | Kimberly Close-Jensen, LCSWFairfax, VA |
| 16 | Paul Johnson, MSSWFitchburg, WI |
| 17 | Yvonne Walker, MS,C.M.H.T.Gulfport, MS |
| 18 | Virginia Allen, L.I.S.W.Raton, NM |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Social Worker category.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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