Midwife Taxonomy Code: 176B00000X
The taxonomy code for Midwife is 176B00000X. 6,942 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Other Service Providers
- Classification
- Midwife
- Code
176B00000X
A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Midwife providers by state
- California 848
- Texas 576
- New York 543
- Florida 449
- Washington 372
- Oregon 245
- Pennsylvania 239
- Virginia 207
- Colorado 193
- Arizona 178
- Minnesota 171
- Ohio 159
- Utah 157
- Michigan 156
- Massachusetts 156
- Wisconsin 149
- Tennessee 143
- New Mexico 140
- Idaho 140
- New Jersey 132
- Maryland 126
- Georgia 114
- Missouri 110
- Illinois 96
- South Carolina 91
- Alaska 89
- North Carolina 85
- Montana 62
- Maine 59
- Nevada 57
- Oklahoma 52
- New Hampshire 50
- Indiana 49
- Vermont 48
- Louisiana 48
- Kansas 48
- Connecticut 48
- Kentucky 42
- West Virginia 38
- Alabama 37
- Iowa 34
- Hawaii 32
- Arkansas 31
- Rhode Island 25
- Delaware 20
- Mississippi 19
- Wyoming 17
- South Dakota 15
- Puerto Rico 14
- District of Columbia 13
- Nebraska 11
- Virgin Islands 3
- North Dakota 3
- American Samoa 2
- Guam 1
How taxonomy codes are used
Providers choose one or more taxonomy codes when they apply for an NPI, and mark one as primary. Payers use the taxonomy on claims and enrollment to match the provider type and specialty, so the code on the claim should match the taxonomy on the NPPES record.