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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 22.1 - 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 149,633 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse of which 129,460 are registered as females, 18,061 registered as males and 2,112 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 1140
ALABAMA 1599
ARKANSAS 1133
AMERICAN SAMOA 2
ARIZONA 3305
CALIFORNIA 12309
COLORADO 4579
CONNECTICUT 1038
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 534
DELAWARE 1155
FLORIDA 5294
GEORGIA 3016
GUAM 27
HAWAII 675
IOWA 533
IDAHO 377
ILLINOIS 3065
INDIANA 2115
KANSAS 949
KENTUCKY 1186
LOUISIANA 993
MASSACHUSETTS 4805
MARYLAND 2534
MAINE 518
MICHIGAN 4562
MINNESOTA 2470
MISSOURI 1765
MARIANA ISLANDS 5
MISSISSIPPI 648
MONTANA 473
NORTH CAROLINA 2659
NORTH DAKOTA 496
NEBRASKA 787
NEW HAMPSHIRE 449
NEW JERSEY 1752
NEW MEXICO 1440
NEVADA 748
NEW YORK 22648
OHIO 9116
OKLAHOMA 1233
OREGON 2355
PENNSYLVANIA 5894
PUERTO RICO 606
PALAU 1
RHODE ISLAND 767
SOUTH CAROLINA 1803
SOUTH DAKOTA 463
TENNESSEE 4197
TEXAS 8972
UTAH 843
VIRGINIA 1716
VIRGIN ISLANDS 10
VERMONT 187
WASHINGTON 5058
WISCONSIN 4691
WEST VIRGINIA 675
WYOMING 294

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