Veterinarian providers in the U.S.
1,621 NPPES records list veterinarian as their primary taxonomy, about 0.5 per 100,000 residents; Alaska and New Jersey have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 174M00000X means
174M00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Veterinarian, in the grouping Other Service Providers. 1,621 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A doctor of veterinary medicine, trained and authorized to practice veterinarian medicine and surgery.
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 174M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Woburn has the most, 33
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174M00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 47 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 21 | 2.9 |
| Arizona | 64 | 0.9 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 0.4 |
| California | 120 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 66 | 1.1 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0.9 |
| Florida | 102 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | 26 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | 12 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | 86 | 0.7 |
| Indiana | 14 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | 13 | 0.4 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 36 | 0.8 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 8 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | 29 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 99 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | 30 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 9 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 12 | 1.1 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 3 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 1.6 |
| New Jersey | 149 | 1.6 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 0.4 |
| New York | 108 | 0.6 |
| North Carolina | 33 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 34 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 36 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 43 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 0.3 |
| Texas | 42 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 41 | 1.2 |
| Vermont | 6 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | 36 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 81 | 1.0 |
| Wisconsin | 55 | 0.9 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 1.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code174M00000X
- Size rank223rd of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- Concentration8 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 veterinarian records
- Sarah Love, DVM DACVIMAnchorage, AK1669896015
- Catherine HefleyAnchorage, AK1699152942
- Virginia Kunch, DVMAnchorage, AK1568833465
- Katherine Van Duine, DVMAnchorage, AK1811204175
- Jon BaslerAnchorage, AK1346670601
- Kathryn MooreAnchorage, AK1447669072
- Kira Zerkel, DVMAnchorage, AK1164841573
- Ciara Vollaro, DVMAnchorage, AK1427486828
- Kathryn Martell, DVMEagle River, AK1053694935
- Suzie Friedman, DVMEagle River, AK1508149402
- Naysa Poshusta, D.V.M.Eagle River, AK1851634695
- Melissa Smith, DVMKodiak, AK1962746164
- Chelsea GrimstadKodiak, AK1184098444
- Ronald Williams, DVMPalmer, AK1326390428
- Michael Whittington, DVMPalmer, AK1093150336
- Amanda Taylor, D.V.MPalmer, AK1255776597
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Veterinarian headcount concentrate?
1,621 Veterinarian NPIs span 48 states; New Jersey alone holds 149. Top metros include Woburn, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ. Nationally this is 223rd of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find a Veterinarian provider?
Veterinarian providers are listed in 48 states; Woburn leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Foot Surgery Podiatrist and just below Prosthetics Case Management. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 174M00000X mean?
Veterinarian is NUCC taxonomy 174M00000X. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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.