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Technician Taxonomy Code 374700000X

374700000X Level II - Classification
2,859Registered providers
25.1NUCC version
51States & territories
Definition

(1) A person with specialized training in a narrow field of expertise whose occupation requires training and is skilled in specific technical processes and procedures. (2) An individual having special skill or practical knowledge in an area, such as operation and maintenance of equipment or performance of laboratory procedures involving biochemical analyses. Special technical qualifications are normally required, though an increasing number or technicians also possess university degrees in science, and occasionally doctorate degrees. The distinction between technician and technologist in the health care field is not always clear.

Code details

GroupingNursing Service Related Providers
ClassificationTechnician
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJanuary 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSources: (1) Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts on File Publications, 1988; Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 26th Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1981 and Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary, Boston: Riverside Publishing Company, 1984. (2) ) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 776.

Provider composition

2,859Total providers
192Organizations 7%
2,667Individuals 93%
2,097Female
567Male
3Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.

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Technician providers by state

Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.

All states (nationwide) 2,859 Alabama31Alaska25Arizona79Arkansas22California694Colorado40Connecticut18Delaware12District Of Columbia25Florida140Georgia63Hawaii13Idaho4Illinois46Indiana25Iowa8Kansas10Kentucky75Louisiana27Maine3Maryland37Massachusetts34Michigan299Minnesota19Mississippi7Missouri129Montana6Nebraska53Nevada89New Hampshire2New Jersey28New Mexico12New York52North Carolina37North Dakota11Ohio69Oklahoma36Oregon63Pennsylvania40Puerto Rico6South Carolina12South Dakota2Tennessee30Texas96Utah17Vermont1Virginia33Washington177West Virginia31Wisconsin20Wyoming1

About taxonomy code 374700000X

The taxonomy code 374700000X identifies Technician within the Nursing Service Related Providers provider grouping. It is a Level II — Classification code, which names a provider's occupation or service within the broader provider grouping.

NPI records show 2,859 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is 374700000X. Of these, 192 (7%) are registered as organizations and 2,667 (93%) as individual providers. The states with the most technician providers are California (694), Michigan (299), Washington (177).

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

374700000X questions

NPPES lists 2,859 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is 374700000X (Technician).

Both. About 7% of providers using 374700000X are registered as organizations and 93% as individuals.

Taxonomy code 374700000X does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.

374700000X is a Level II - Classification code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set.

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of technician 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.