163W00000X
Registered Nurse Community Health Taxonomy Code 163WC1500X
163WC1500X
Level III - Area of Specialization
9,311Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
53States & territories
Definition
No official NUCC definition is published for this code.
Code Details for 163WC1500X
About Taxonomy Code 163WC1500X
The taxonomy code 163WC1500X identifies Registered Nurse Community Health within the Nursing Service Providers provider grouping. It is a Level III — Area of Specialization code, the most specific tier: it narrows the parent classification to a defined subspecialty.
NPI records show 9,311 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 377 (4%) are registered as organizations and 8,934 (96%) as individual providers. The states with the most registered nurse community health providers are California (1,446), Tennessee (835), New York (597).
Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the provider based on their education and training; they describe the provider's type and specialty, not the specific services rendered.
Provider Composition & Statistics
9,311Total providers
377Organizations 4%
8,934Individuals 96%
8,305Female
608Male
21Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 9,311 providersRegistered Nurse Community Health Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
9,311
Alabama43Alaska49Arizona174Arkansas21California1,446Colorado315Connecticut49Delaware26District Of Columbia32Florida277Georgia277Hawaii21Idaho8Illinois86Indiana45Iowa18Kansas32Kentucky33Louisiana272Maine22Maryland313Massachusetts414Michigan211Minnesota135Mississippi24Missouri90Montana68Nebraska38Nevada62New Hampshire13New Jersey52New Mexico74New York597North Carolina280North Dakota24Ohio237Oklahoma94Oregon595Pennsylvania230Puerto Rico13Rhode Island25South Carolina486South Dakota29Tennessee835Texas222Utah75Vermont3Virgin Islands2Virginia51Washington315West Virginia21Wisconsin183Wyoming11
Frequently Asked Questions
163WC1500X questionsNPPES lists 9,311 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Registered Nurse Community Health).
Both. About 4% of these providers are registered as organizations and 96% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
It is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set. As an area of specialization, it falls under the Registered Nurse classification (parent code 163W00000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of registered nurse community health providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 26.0. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.
