Technician
NUCC 374700000X
2,800 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 168th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Technician ranks 168th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.04% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Nebraska leads.
- 2,800
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 168th
- of 690 specialties
- 785
- state-share HHI
- 0.1%
- Part D prescriber share
Nebraska is densest per capita (11.7× the national rate; Alaska 4.1×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Technician (NUCC 374700000X; 0.1% Part D prescribers (3 of 2,800); avg 57 Part D claims/prescriber (532nd of 572); Open Payments avg $56/physician (532nd of 551; 2 paid, $112 total); state-share HHI 785; next-larger headcount neighbor Phlebotomy Technician (+49); next-smaller Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (-34)).
Next larger: Phlebotomy Technician (2,849) Next smaller: Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (2,766)
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
- Nebraska 11.7× · 9.7/100k
- Alaska 4.1× · 3.4/100k
- District of Columbia 3.6× · 2.9/100k
- Nevada 3.4× · 2.8/100k
- Michigan 3.3× · 2.7/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- South Carolina 0.22× · 0.2/100k
- Puerto Rico 0.26× · 0.2/100k
- New York 0.28× · 0.2/100k
- Pennsylvania 0.30× · 0.2/100k
- Texas 0.31× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 616 |
| 2 | Michigan | 272 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 192 |
| 4 | Washington | 178 |
| 5 | Missouri | 121 |
| 6 | Georgia | 108 |
| 7 | Florida | 103 |
| 8 | Nevada | 90 |
| 9 | Ohio | 77 |
| 10 | Texas | 77 |
| 11 | Arizona | 74 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 73 |
| 13 | Oregon | 57 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 51 |
| 15 | New York | 45 |
Top Cities for Technician
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SalinasCalifornia | 124 |
| 2 | Bay CityMichigan | 120 |
| 3 | OmahaNebraska | 115 |
| 4 | SeattleWashington | 84 |
| 5 | ElizabethtownKentucky | 65 |
| 6 | Sun ValleyCalifornia | 62 |
| 7 | Las VegasNevada | 62 |
| 8 | ModestoCalifornia | 42 |
| 9 | Warner RobinsGeorgia | 41 |
| 10 | South Sioux CityNebraska | 34 |
| 11 | CeresCalifornia | 32 |
| 12 | LapeerMichigan | 27 |
Sample Technician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | James DillPearl Harbor, HI |
| 2 | Kevin Cohn, HM2/P.T. TEHCNICIANPearl Harbor, HI |
| 3 | Giovanny NievesClearwater, FL |
| 4 | April EastClearwater, FL |
| 5 | Megan LongPort Angeles, WA |
| 6 | Colleen Crosby, CMAWashington, DC |
| 7 | Gerard AguirreSanta Ana, CA |
| 8 | Christina Scales, LPTSacramento, CA |
| 9 | Kathleen Ahl, CFAClark, CO |
| 10 | Janice SweatLufkin, TX |
| 11 | En SormStockton, CA |
| 12 | Tammy Sullivan, CHRKingston, WA |
| 13 | Vickii Pierce Werner, RNBoulder, CO |
| 14 | Sonia Rodriguez, CBHTCoral Gables, FL |
| 15 | Isabel Rojas, CBHTCoral Gables, FL |
| 16 | Thomas Kirk, LPTLong Beach, CA |
| 17 | Sheila Klintworth, CST-CFAOshkosh, WI |
| 18 | Chris Henderson, C.PED-COFHouston, TX |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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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