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163W00000X Taxonomy Code - Registered Nurse

Code

163W00000X

ClassificationRegistered Nurse
GroupingNursing Service Providers
LevelLevel II - Classification
Definition(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.
NotesSources: (2) American Nurses Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1996 Certification Catalogue, and Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988.
VersionNCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 20.1 - July 2020

The code 163W00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for registered nurse grouped under nursing service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 132,133 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 114,682 are registered as females, 15,585 registered as males and 1,866 are organizations.

163W00000X is a level II taxonomy code "classification" used to specify a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.



Registered Nurse Health Care Providers by State

ALASKA 1085
ALABAMA 1262
ARKANSAS 1054
AMERICAN SAMOA 1
ARIZONA 3017
CALIFORNIA 10849
COLORADO 4276
CONNECTICUT 837
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 447
DELAWARE 1108
FLORIDA 4443
GEORGIA 2582
GUAM 26
HAWAII 614
IOWA 453
IDAHO 310
ILLINOIS 2647
INDIANA 1812
KANSAS 866
KENTUCKY 1031
LOUISIANA 883
MASSACHUSETTS 4052
MARYLAND 2258
MAINE 458
MICHIGAN 3822
MINNESOTA 2289
MISSOURI 1619
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 552
MONTANA 432
NORTH CAROLINA 2305
NORTH DAKOTA 429
NEBRASKA 681
NEW HAMPSHIRE 365
NEW JERSEY 1496
NEW MEXICO 1301
NEVADA 685
NEW YORK 20780
OHIO 7845
OKLAHOMA 1090
OREGON 2087
PENNSYLVANIA 4894
PUERTO RICO 527
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 685
SOUTH CAROLINA 1578
SOUTH DAKOTA 437
TENNESSEE 3736
TEXAS 8006
UTAH 710
VIRGINIA 1482
VIRGIN ISLANDS 11
VERMONT 159
WASHINGTON 4393
WISCONSIN 4401
WEST VIRGINIA 537
WYOMING 280

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