Registered Nurse Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
The taxonomy code for Registered Nurse is 163W00000X. 152,874 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Nursing Service Providers
- Classification
- Registered Nurse
- Code
163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Registered Nurse providers by state
- New York 26,172
- California 14,271
- Ohio 9,854
- Texas 9,115
- Washington 5,980
- Michigan 5,780
- Pennsylvania 5,472
- Massachusetts 5,031
- Florida 4,925
- Wisconsin 4,731
- Colorado 4,672
- Minnesota 3,515
- Georgia 3,384
- Tennessee 3,367
- Arizona 3,189
- Illinois 2,720
- Maryland 2,531
- Oregon 2,511
- North Carolina 2,192
- South Carolina 1,794
- New Jersey 1,654
- Missouri 1,646
- New Mexico 1,585
- Indiana 1,520
- Nevada 1,512
- Alabama 1,500
- Oklahoma 1,488
- Virginia 1,381
- Arkansas 1,276
- Alaska 1,217
- Kansas 1,097
- West Virginia 1,031
- Utah 1,026
- Delaware 979
- Louisiana 949
- Nebraska 947
- Hawaii 909
- Kentucky 896
- Iowa 893
- North Dakota 877
- District of Columbia 833
- Rhode Island 819
- Connecticut 817
- South Dakota 803
- Puerto Rico 761
- Mississippi 642
- Maine 623
- Montana 530
- Idaho 416
- New Hampshire 397
- Wyoming 378
- Vermont 210
- Guam 29
- Virgin Islands 14
- American Samoa 10
- Northern Mariana Islands 3
Related Registered Nurse taxonomy codes
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.