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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 21.0 - January 2021

The code 163W00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for registered nurse grouped under nursing service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 136,726 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 118,564 are registered as females, 16,250 registered as males and 1,912 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 1105
ALABAMA 1384
ARKANSAS 1087
AMERICAN SAMOA 1
ARIZONA 3071
CALIFORNIA 11240
COLORADO 4356
CONNECTICUT 878
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 478
DELAWARE 1119
FLORIDA 4677
GEORGIA 2686
GUAM 27
HAWAII 637
IOWA 468
IDAHO 322
ILLINOIS 2733
INDIANA 1891
KANSAS 885
KENTUCKY 1071
LOUISIANA 901
MASSACHUSETTS 4254
MARYLAND 2343
MAINE 467
MICHIGAN 4083
MINNESOTA 2325
MISSOURI 1675
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 587
MONTANA 440
NORTH CAROLINA 2416
NORTH DAKOTA 448
NEBRASKA 719
NEW HAMPSHIRE 376
NEW JERSEY 1564
NEW MEXICO 1356
NEVADA 705
NEW YORK 21279
OHIO 8175
OKLAHOMA 1119
OREGON 2154
PENNSYLVANIA 5087
PUERTO RICO 540
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 711
SOUTH CAROLINA 1642
SOUTH DAKOTA 444
TENNESSEE 3798
TEXAS 8369
UTAH 755
VIRGINIA 1525
VIRGIN ISLANDS 11
VERMONT 168
WASHINGTON 4534
WISCONSIN 4472
WEST VIRGINIA 543
WYOMING 280

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