Classification
163W00000X
- (1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive...
Registered Nurse Continuing Education/Staff Development Taxonomy Code
163WC1600X
Level III - Area of Specialization
687Registered providers
Version 25.1NUCC version
50States & territories
Definition
No official NUCC definition is published for this code.
Provider composition
687Total providers
82Organizations 12%
605Individuals 88%
532Female
73Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.
View all 687 providersRegistered Nurse Continuing Education/Staff Development providers by state
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
687
Alabama6Alaska2Arizona15Arkansas3California65Colorado12Connecticut10Delaware8District Of Columbia4Florida40Georgia39Hawaii3Idaho1Illinois25Indiana14Iowa3Kansas10Kentucky8Louisiana8Maine1Mariana Islands1Maryland23Massachusetts11Michigan25Minnesota8Mississippi10Missouri16Nebraska3Nevada2New Hampshire1New Jersey10New Mexico5New York51North Carolina19Ohio47Oklahoma3Oregon7Pennsylvania23Puerto Rico1Rhode Island2South Carolina12South Dakota4Tennessee9Texas55Vermont1Virginia12Washington19West Virginia2Wisconsin12Wyoming2
About taxonomy code 163WC1600X
The taxonomy code 163WC1600X identifies Registered Nurse Continuing Education/Staff Development 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 687 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is 163WC1600X. Of these, 82 (12%) are registered as organizations and 605 (88%) as individual providers. The states with the most registered nurse continuing education/staff development providers are California (65), Texas (55), New York (51).
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.
Frequently asked questions
163WC1600X questionsNPPES lists 687 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is 163WC1600X (Registered Nurse Continuing Education/Staff Development).
Both. About 12% of providers using 163WC1600X are registered as organizations and 88% as individuals.
Taxonomy code 163WC1600X does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
163WC1600X is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set.
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of registered nurse continuing education/staff development providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 25.1. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.
