Surgical Technologist
NUCC 246ZS0410X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
1,884 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 48 states · 204th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Surgical Technologist ranks 204th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.03% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Tennessee leads.
- 1,884
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 204th
- of 690 specialties
- 777
- state-share HHI
- 1%
- Part D prescriber share
Tennessee is densest per capita (5.5× the national rate; Idaho 3.8×); 14.2% of the Specialist/Technologist, Other category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Surgical Technologist (NUCC 246ZS0410X; 1% Part D prescribers (18 of 1,884); avg 629 Part D claims/prescriber (257th of 572); Open Payments avg $1K/physician (272nd of 551; 20 paid, $20K total); state-share HHI 777; next-larger headcount neighbor Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician (+2); next-smaller Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician (-7)).
Next larger: Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician (1,886) Next smaller: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician (1,877)
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
- New York 0.13× · 0.1/100k
- Michigan 0.14× · 0.1/100k
- New Jersey 0.15× · 0.1/100k
- Pennsylvania 0.17× · 0.1/100k
- Alabama 0.18× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 366 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 218 |
| 3 | Florida | 135 |
| 4 | Illinois | 131 |
| 5 | Indiana | 128 |
| 6 | Colorado | 88 |
| 7 | Georgia | 87 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 68 |
| 9 | Arizona | 65 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 63 |
| 11 | Nevada | 47 |
| 12 | California | 46 |
| 13 | Idaho | 41 |
| 14 | Ohio | 36 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 34 |
Top Cities for Surgical Technologist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrentwoodTennessee | 139 |
| 2 | HoustonTexas | 137 |
| 3 | LafayetteIndiana | 82 |
| 4 | NashvilleTennessee | 61 |
| 5 | NormalIllinois | 38 |
| 6 | MiamiFlorida | 33 |
| 7 | IndianapolisIndiana | 24 |
| 8 | AppletonWisconsin | 24 |
| 9 | Fort WorthTexas | 23 |
| 10 | BoiseIdaho | 21 |
| 11 | TulsaOklahoma | 20 |
| 12 | Colorado SpringsColorado | 19 |
Sample Surgical Technologist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mitzi Storey, CSTPasadena, TX |
| 2 | Ruben Ballesteros, M.D.Baltimore, MD |
| 3 | Chad Berger, D.C.Brentwood, TN |
| 4 | Lisa BeasleyEvansville, IN |
| 5 | Carol Jones, CFA/CSTEvansville, IN |
| 6 | Eric McCormick, CFA/CSTEvansville, IN |
| 7 | Linda McMahon, CST,CFAGainesville, FL |
| 8 | Pamala Vils, CSTAppleton, WI |
| 9 | Ann Gilboa, CSTAppleton, WI |
| 10 | Jeanne Brochtrup, CSTAppleton, WI |
| 11 | Anna Wells, CSALexington, KY |
| 12 | Regina Schroeder, CSTAppleton, WI |
| 13 | Vickie Krahl, LSADenton, TX |
| 14 | Bryan Borsum, D.C.Brentwood, TN |
| 15 | Carrie Brotherhood, CFAMilwaukee, WI |
| 16 | Ann Nikolaus, CSTMilwaukee, WI |
| 17 | Robin Marx, RNOshkosh, WI |
| 18 | Vickie Cline, OPA-C, LSA, SA-CConroe, TX |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Specialist/Technologist, Other 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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