Surgical Assistant
NUCC 246ZC0007X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
4,711 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 135th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Surgical Assistant ranks 135th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.06% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Florida leads.
- 4,711
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 135th
- of 690 specialties
- 1189
- state-share HHI
- 0.9%
- Part D prescriber share
Florida is densest per capita (3.1× the national rate; Texas 2.6×); 35.5% of the Specialist/Technologist, Other category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Surgical Assistant (NUCC 246ZC0007X; 0.9% Part D prescribers (43 of 4,711); avg 498 Part D claims/prescriber (290th of 572); Open Payments avg $337/physician (414th of 551; 65 paid, $22K total); state-share HHI 1,189; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist (+1); next-smaller Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse (-70)).
Next larger: Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist (4,712) Next smaller: Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse (4,641)
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
Under-indexed vs national rate
- California 0.08× · 0.1/100k
- New Jersey 0.11× · 0.2/100k
- Massachusetts 0.14× · 0.2/100k
- Michigan 0.14× · 0.2/100k
- Missouri 0.20× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,118 |
| 2 | Florida | 987 |
| 3 | Georgia | 329 |
| 4 | Virginia | 305 |
| 5 | Illinois | 271 |
| 6 | Colorado | 176 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 158 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 122 |
| 9 | Arizona | 110 |
| 10 | Indiana | 98 |
| 11 | Maryland | 86 |
| 12 | Ohio | 69 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 65 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 59 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 58 |
Top Cities for Surgical Assistant
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HoustonTexas | 246 |
| 2 | MiamiFlorida | 230 |
| 3 | San AntonioTexas | 106 |
| 4 | Sugar LandTexas | 75 |
| 5 | HialeahFlorida | 60 |
| 6 | FairfaxVirginia | 53 |
| 7 | TampaFlorida | 52 |
| 8 | Falls ChurchVirginia | 43 |
| 9 | NashvilleTennessee | 38 |
| 10 | OrlandoFlorida | 37 |
| 11 | DallasTexas | 34 |
| 12 | LouisvilleKentucky | 33 |
Sample Surgical Assistant NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia Smith, CSALouisville, KY |
| 2 | Thomas Anderson, DOFort Collins, CO |
| 3 | Aaron Maksymowski, LSA,CST/CFA, O.P.A.CPearland, TX |
| 4 | Martha Heer, CSAGlendale, AZ |
| 5 | R Burrow, CSADawsonville, GA |
| 6 | Kimberland Terrell Labuff, CSASugar Land, TX |
| 7 | Dennis Marrero, O.P.A.CBuda, TX |
| 8 | David Marco, CFA/CST,OPA-C,MCBSAurora, CO |
| 9 | David Bartczak, OPA-C, LSAMissouri City, TX |
| 10 | Terry Smith, CSACorbin, KY |
| 11 | Johnny Villegas, LSASugar Land, TX |
| 12 | Jerold Greer, LSAElgin, TX |
| 13 | David Dodd, OPA-C, CSABall Ground, GA |
| 14 | Jason Mazza, OA-C, CSA, SA-C, OTCTrinity, FL |
| 15 | Michael Hinkle, CST/CFA-OSIndianapolis, IN |
| 16 | Donald Kline, CSACovington, LA |
| 17 | Arthur Howard, SURGICAL ASSISTANTHouston, TX |
| 18 | Fred Fisher, CSAWarrenville, IL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Specialist/Technologist, Other category.
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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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