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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 128,964 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 111,926 are registered as females, 15,214 registered as males and 1,824 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 1071
ALABAMA 1188
ARKANSAS 1041
AMERICAN SAMOA 1
ARIZONA 2964
CALIFORNIA 10535
COLORADO 4218
CONNECTICUT 805
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 438
DELAWARE 1102
FLORIDA 4232
GEORGIA 2493
GUAM 25
HAWAII 600
IOWA 441
IDAHO 305
ILLINOIS 2578
INDIANA 1761
KANSAS 852
KENTUCKY 983
LOUISIANA 871
MASSACHUSETTS 3946
MARYLAND 2194
MAINE 436
MICHIGAN 3708
MINNESOTA 2258
MISSOURI 1571
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 478
MONTANA 432
NORTH CAROLINA 2238
NORTH DAKOTA 418
NEBRASKA 658
NEW HAMPSHIRE 355
NEW JERSEY 1451
NEW MEXICO 1291
NEVADA 673
NEW YORK 20572
OHIO 7679
OKLAHOMA 1065
OREGON 2059
PENNSYLVANIA 4798
PUERTO RICO 526
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 633
SOUTH CAROLINA 1539
SOUTH DAKOTA 433
TENNESSEE 3673
TEXAS 7679
UTAH 688
VIRGINIA 1438
VIRGIN ISLANDS 11
VERMONT 157
WASHINGTON 4295
WISCONSIN 4328
WEST VIRGINIA 508
WYOMING 276

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