Skilled Nursing Facility
There are 35,009 active skilled nursing facility providers in the United States, distributed across 58 states. (1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who a The directory pages currently published below cover 3 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 172 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 159 providers
- DALLAS, TX 88 providers
- FORT WORTH, TX 76 providers
- AUSTIN, TX 72 providers
- EL PASO, TX 62 providers
- WACO, TX 46 providers
- TYLER, TX 45 providers
- ATLANTA, GA 42 providers
- CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 37 providers
- LUBBOCK, TX 33 providers
- ARLINGTON, TX 33 providers
- ABILENE, TX 28 providers
- TEMPLE, TX 27 providers
- SAN ANGELO, TX 26 providers
- WICHITA FALLS, TX 25 providers
- AMARILLO, TX 23 providers
- MACON, GA 23 providers
- BOISE, ID 23 providers
- AUGUSTA, GA 22 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Nursing Care, Pediatric (Skilled Nursing Facility) 597 active providers 3140N1450X
- Assisted Living Facility 28,412 active providers 310400000X
- Adult Care Home (Custodial Care Facility) 6,888 active providers 311ZA0620X
- Intermediate Care Facility, Intellectual Disabilities 6,287 active providers 315P00000X
- Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility 2,773 active providers 313M00000X
- Assisted Living, Mental Illness (Assisted Living Facility) 1,609 active providers 3104A0625X
- Custodial Care Facility 1,036 active providers 311Z00000X
- Alzheimer Center (Dementia Center) 607 active providers 311500000X
- Assisted Living, Behavioral Disturbances (Assisted Living Facility) 585 active providers 3104A0630X
- Intermediate Care Facility, Mental Illness 461 active providers 310500000X
- Hospice, Inpatient 300 active providers 315D00000X
About skilled nursing facility
(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.
Frequently asked
What does a skilled nursing facility provider do?
Skilled Nursing Facility 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 skilled nursing facility 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.