Licensed Psychiatric Technician
There are 2,399 active licensed psychiatric technician providers in the United States, distributed across 24 states. An individual licensed by the state board as a Psychiatric Technician based upon completion of a prescribed course of theory and clinical practice, with two thirds of the clinical practice time focuse The directory pages currently published below cover 2 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 2 providers
- CONROE, TX 1 providers
- FORT STEWART, GA 1 providers
- FORT WORTH, TX 1 providers
- HARLINGEN, TX 1 providers
- HUMBLE, TX 1 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Registered Nurse 155,827 active providers 163W00000X
- Licensed Practical Nurse 73,811 active providers 164W00000X
- Licensed Vocational Nurse 19,856 active providers 164X00000X
- School (Registered Nurse) 11,684 active providers 163WS0200X
- Psychiatric/Mental Health (Registered Nurse) 10,957 active providers 163WP0808X
- Home Health (Registered Nurse) 10,558 active providers 163WH0200X
- Community Health (Registered Nurse) 7,559 active providers 163WC1500X
- Case Management (Registered Nurse) 5,971 active providers 163WC0400X
- General Practice (Registered Nurse) 4,909 active providers 163WG0000X
- Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) 4,679 active providers 163WL0100X
- Critical Care Medicine (Registered Nurse) 4,610 active providers 163WC0200X
- Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult (Registered Nurse) 4,552 active providers 163WP0809X
About licensed psychiatric technician
An individual licensed by the state board as a Psychiatric Technician based upon completion of a prescribed course of theory and clinical practice, with two thirds of the clinical practice time focused on mental and developmental disorders. The psychiatric technician practices under the direct supervision of a physician, psychologist, registered nurse or other professional to provide care to patients with mental disorders and developmental disabilities.
Frequently asked
What does a licensed psychiatric technician provider do?
Licensed Psychiatric Technician providers are healthcare professionals classified under the NUCC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy. Refer to the NUCC taxonomy definitions and your state licensing board for scope of practice details.
How do I verify a licensed psychiatric technician provider's NPI?
Every NPI on Praxis MD has a verifiable record in the official CMS NPPES registry. Open NPPES to confirm, then check the issuing state board for current license status.
How current is this data?
Each page shows the CMS NPPES source snapshot date used to build it. Use the linked CMS record when you need the latest source entry.