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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 142,985 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 123,814 are registered as females, 17,169 registered as males and 2,002 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 1124
ALABAMA 1497
ARKANSAS 1102
AMERICAN SAMOA 2
ARIZONA 3223
CALIFORNIA 11820
COLORADO 4456
CONNECTICUT 952
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 505
DELAWARE 1131
FLORIDA 4935
GEORGIA 2830
GUAM 27
HAWAII 661
IOWA 502
IDAHO 342
ILLINOIS 2883
INDIANA 1988
KANSAS 912
KENTUCKY 1131
LOUISIANA 939
MASSACHUSETTS 4495
MARYLAND 2445
MAINE 489
MICHIGAN 4285
MINNESOTA 2397
MISSOURI 1708
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 625
MONTANA 453
NORTH CAROLINA 2542
NORTH DAKOTA 470
NEBRASKA 742
NEW HAMPSHIRE 420
NEW JERSEY 1654
NEW MEXICO 1390
NEVADA 723
NEW YORK 21938
OHIO 8516
OKLAHOMA 1169
OREGON 2247
PENNSYLVANIA 5685
PUERTO RICO 588
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 729
SOUTH CAROLINA 1717
SOUTH DAKOTA 462
TENNESSEE 4060
TEXAS 8685
UTAH 785
VIRGINIA 1600
VIRGIN ISLANDS 11
VERMONT 177
WASHINGTON 4781
WISCONSIN 4572
WEST VIRGINIA 558
WYOMING 287

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