Surgical Technologist providers in the U.S.
1,679 NPPES records list surgical technologist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.5 per 100,000 residents; Tennessee and Idaho have the most per resident. 3 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 246ZS0410X means
246ZS0410X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, Other, Surgical Technologist, in the grouping Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers. 1,679 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
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 246ZS0410X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Brentwood has the most, 146
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246ZS0410X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 45 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | 60 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 0.2 |
| California | 46 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 82 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 |
| Florida | 119 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | 80 | 0.7 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 39 | 2.0 |
| Illinois | 124 | 1.0 |
| Indiana | 128 | 1.9 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 4 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 58 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 0.6 |
| Maine | 6 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | 11 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 6 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 0.5 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 19 | 0.3 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | 47 | 1.5 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 0.5 |
| New York | 12 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | 33 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 0.7 |
| Oregon | 19 | 0.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | 221 | 3.1 |
| Texas | 260 | 0.9 |
| Utah | 3 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 28 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 16 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 67 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 1.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code246ZS0410X · Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Size rank221st of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- In its family4th of 15 Specialist/Technologist, Other codes, 13% of the family
- Part D prescribers3 (0.2% of records)
- Part D claims48 a year per prescriber, on average (416th of 496)
- Industry payments4 physicians paid $550 in 2024, $138 each on average
- Concentration5 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 surgical technologist records
- Lori Pollard, CFAAnchorage, AK1760803597
- Dianna Kessler, CST,FAAnchorage, AK1639660780
- Troy Stewart, OPABirmingham, AL1003967944
- Mary Butts, O.T.Birmingham, AL1912171513
- Jason Davidson, OPA-C, OTCBirmingham, AL1558412478
- Kevin Barberio, OTBirmingham, AL1821285917
- Marcus Jefferson, O.T.Birmingham, AL1558512582
- Ariel CanikLittle Rock, AR1730810326
- Derek MasingaleBella Vista, AR1134375322
- Donna Brashear, STRogers, AR1326288911
- Michele Harris, ORTRogers, AR1912153495
- Kimberly Foster, CST/CFASiloam Springs, AR1295972495
- William King, C.S.A.Springdale, AR1588646806
- Hussein Jabr, SAPhoenix, AZ1093966194
- Connie Martin, CSTPhoenix, AZ1619335379
- Leanne VozelPhoenix, AZ1629795844
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Surgical Technologist headcount concentrate?
1,679 Surgical Technologist NPIs span 47 states; Texas alone holds 260. Top metros include Brentwood, TN; Houston, TX; Lafayette, IN; Nashville, TN. Nationally this is 221st of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Surgical Technologist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 4 Surgical Technologist physicians totaling $550 (10 payments; average $138, 389th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Surgical Technologist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Surgical Technologist NPIs, 3 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 48 claims and $946 drug cost per prescriber; 416th 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.