163W00000X
Registered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental Health Taxonomy Code 163WP0808X
163WP0808X
Level III - Area of Specialization
13,846Registered 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 13,846 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 698 (5%) are registered as organizations and 13,148 (95%) as individual providers. The states with the most registered nurse psychiatric/mental health providers are California (2,904), New York (1,370), Ohio (875).
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
13,846Total providers
698Organizations 5%
13,148Individuals 95%
10,842Female
2,301Male
5Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.
View all 13,846 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)
13,846
Alabama112Alaska39Arizona184Arkansas164California2,904Colorado331Connecticut104Delaware27District Of Columbia85Florida499Georgia295Guam4Hawaii45Idaho23Illinois300Indiana126Iowa82Kansas114Kentucky221Louisiana158Maine112Maryland236Massachusetts588Michigan499Minnesota127Mississippi98Missouri108Montana14Nebraska28Nevada131New Hampshire215New Jersey214New Mexico89New York1,370North Carolina164North Dakota37Ohio875Oklahoma158Oregon417Pennsylvania324Puerto Rico23Rhode Island121South Carolina189South Dakota12Tennessee296Texas318Utah206Vermont15Virgin Islands4Virginia140Washington533West Virginia23Wisconsin169Wyoming23
Frequently Asked Questions
163WP0808X questionsNPPES lists 13,846 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.
