NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Technologist in Kentucky

58 NPPES records list surgical technologist with a practice address in Kentucky, 1.3 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 45. Owensboro and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 246ZS0410X · method

Owensboro has the most, 10

Surgical Technologist records in Kentucky

  1. Valerie Thompson, KCSALouisville, KY 402071043346133
  2. Cathy Wall, KCSABerea, KY 404031265558811
  3. Alvin Wallace, CSAEdgewood, KY 410171598824096
  4. Belinda Welch, CFA, CSTOwensboro, KY 423031932281086
  5. Anna Wells, CSALexington, KY 405031578556940
  6. Lisa Whitlow, CFALouisville, KY 402221538345764
  7. Travis Wooldridge, CSABowling Green, KY 421011922445832
  8. Elmer WyattScience Hill, KY 425531437299427

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246ZS0410X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 6 of 45 per resident

  1. Indiana1.9
  2. Nevada1.5
  3. Colorado1.4
  4. Kentucky1.3
  5. Wisconsin1.1
  6. Wyoming1.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246ZS0410X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.4% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kentucky0.0%
  2. United States0.4%

Surgical Technologist records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 58 · 0.0% here, 0.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more53 · 91.4% here, 87.6% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 246ZS0410X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

58 NPPES records list surgical technologist (246ZS0410X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 1.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Owensboro has 10 of them (17%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Arizona60
  2. Wisconsin67
  3. Nevada47
  4. California46

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Colorado1.4
  2. Illinois1.0
  3. Texas0.9
  4. Georgia0.7

The largest states

  1. Texas260
  2. Tennessee221
  3. Indiana128
  4. Illinois124
  5. Florida119

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.