163W00000X
Registered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental Health Taxonomy Code 163WP0808X
163WP0808X
Level III - Area of Specialization
15,249Registered providers
25.1NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition
No official NUCC definition is published for this code.
Code Details for 163WP0808X
About Taxonomy Code 163WP0808X
The taxonomy code 163WP0808X identifies Registered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental 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 15,249 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 795 (5%) are registered as organizations and 14,454 (95%) as individual providers. The states with the most registered nurse psychiatric/mental health providers are California (3,095), New York (1,535), Ohio (924).
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
15,249Total providers
795Organizations 5%
14,454Individuals 95%
11,853Female
2,552Male
49Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.
View all 15,249 providersRegistered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental Health Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
15,249
Alabama119Alaska47Arizona198Arkansas167California3,095Colorado398Connecticut109Delaware26District Of Columbia97Florida541Georgia331Guam4Hawaii49Idaho23Illinois321Indiana131Iowa91Kansas116Kentucky232Louisiana170Maine113Maryland256Massachusetts612Michigan534Minnesota148Mississippi99Missouri122Montana15Nebraska31Nevada152New Hampshire231New Jersey229New Mexico98New York1,535North Carolina187North Dakota40Ohio924Oklahoma180Oregon429Pennsylvania359Puerto Rico22Rhode Island140South Carolina194South Dakota21Tennessee325Texas359Utah223Vermont16Virgin Islands4Virginia161Washington578West Virginia23Wisconsin175Wyoming23
Frequently Asked Questions
163WP0808X questionsNPPES lists 15,249 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Registered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental Health).
Both. About 5% of these providers are registered as organizations and 95% 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 psychiatric/mental health 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.
