163W00000X
Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Taxonomy Code 163WM0705X
163WM0705X
Level III - Area of Specialization
4,718Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition
No official NUCC definition is published for this code.
Code Details for 163WM0705X
About Taxonomy Code 163WM0705X
The taxonomy code 163WM0705X identifies Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical 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 4,718 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 92 (2%) are registered as organizations and 4,626 (98%) as individual providers. The states with the most registered nurse medical-surgical providers are New York (435), California (386), Texas (366).
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
4,718Total providers
92Organizations 2%
4,626Individuals 98%
3,868Female
732Male
26Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-19T00:00:00.
View all 4,718 providersRegistered Nurse Medical-Surgical Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
4,718
Alabama42Alaska16Arizona141Arkansas23California386Colorado92Connecticut36Delaware37District Of Columbia20Florida212Georgia130Hawaii18Idaho14Illinois119Indiana66Iowa54Kansas80Kentucky45Louisiana41Maine15Mariana Islands1Maryland76Massachusetts180Michigan95Minnesota82Mississippi36Missouri106Montana19Nebraska28Nevada53New Hampshire16New Jersey73New Mexico103New York435North Carolina112North Dakota30Ohio256Oklahoma61Oregon91Pennsylvania129Puerto Rico11Rhode Island10South Carolina45South Dakota36Tennessee64Texas366Utah21Vermont5Virgin Islands2Virginia74Washington127West Virginia18Wisconsin63Wyoming20
Frequently Asked Questions
163WM0705X questionsNPPES lists 4,718 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical).
Both. About 2% of these providers are registered as organizations and 98% 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 medical-surgical 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.
