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Taxonomy Code 163W00000X
Registered Nurse

Taxonomy Code Details

Taxonomy Code
163W00000X
Grouping:Nursing Service Providers
Classification:Registered Nurse
Code Level:Level 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.
Notes:Sources: (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.
Version:NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 23.0
Last Updated:January 01, 2023
100% Individuals
0% Organizations
88% Female
12% Male
100% Individual Providers (152411)0% Medical Organizations (2,166)88% Female Providers (133697)12% Male Providers (18714)

The code 163W00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for registered nurse grouped under nursing service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 154,577 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 133,697 are registered as females, 18,714 registered as males and 2,166 are organizations.

163W00000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe 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.


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Registered Nurse Health Care Providers by State

ALASKA 1156
ALABAMA 1647
ARKANSAS 1157
AMERICAN SAMOA 2
ARIZONA 3465
CALIFORNIA 12695
COLORADO 4707
CONNECTICUT 1063
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 545
DELAWARE 1170
FLORIDA 5442
GEORGIA 3139
GUAM 28
HAWAII 683
IOWA 554
IDAHO 413
ILLINOIS 3219
INDIANA 2198
KANSAS 972
KENTUCKY 1220
LOUISIANA 1019
MASSACHUSETTS 4993
MARYLAND 2593
MAINE 572
MICHIGAN 4897
MINNESOTA 2521
MISSOURI 1816
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 677
MONTANA 480
NORTH CAROLINA 2748
NORTH DAKOTA 510
NEBRASKA 806
NEW HAMPSHIRE 464
NEW JERSEY 1812
NEW MEXICO 1475
NEVADA 772
NEW YORK 23132
OHIO 9445
OKLAHOMA 1273
OREGON 2437
PENNSYLVANIA 6101
PUERTO RICO 610
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 783
SOUTH CAROLINA 1850
SOUTH DAKOTA 473
TENNESSEE 4303
TEXAS 9171
UTAH 869
VIRGINIA 1792
VIRGIN ISLANDS 10
VERMONT 200
WASHINGTON 5307
WISCONSIN 4784
WEST VIRGINIA 842
WYOMING 301

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