Nurse Practitioner
There are 103,435 active nurse practitioner providers in the United States, distributed across 65 states. (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgmen The directory pages currently published below cover 3 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 851 providers
- ATLANTA, GA 576 providers
- DALLAS, TX 481 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 423 providers
- AUSTIN, TX 248 providers
- BOISE, ID 187 providers
- FORT WORTH, TX 162 providers
- TYLER, TX 154 providers
- MACON, GA 147 providers
- SAVANNAH, GA 146 providers
- ROME, GA 146 providers
- EL PASO, TX 132 providers
- MARIETTA, GA 121 providers
- AUGUSTA, GA 111 providers
- COEUR D ALENE, ID 98 providers
- COLUMBUS, GA 87 providers
- CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 84 providers
- AMARILLO, TX 82 providers
- MERIDIAN, ID 77 providers
- LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 76 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Family (Nurse Practitioner) 250,876 active providers 363LF0000X
- Psychiatric/Mental Health (Nurse Practitioner) 73,762 active providers 363LP0808X
- Adult Health (Nurse Practitioner) 33,261 active providers 363LA2200X
- Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) 27,839 active providers 363LA2100X
- Pediatrics (Nurse Practitioner) 24,051 active providers 363LP0200X
- Primary Care (Nurse Practitioner) 13,283 active providers 363LP2300X
- Gerontology (Nurse Practitioner) 11,239 active providers 363LG0600X
- Women's Health (Nurse Practitioner) 10,839 active providers 363LW0102X
- Neonatal (Nurse Practitioner) 4,845 active providers 363LN0000X
- Obstetrics & Gynecology (Nurse Practitioner) 3,033 active providers 363LX0001X
- Neonatal, Critical Care (Nurse Practitioner) 2,371 active providers 363LN0005X
- Critical Care Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) 1,513 active providers 363LC0200X
About nurse practitioner
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Frequently asked
What does a nurse practitioner provider do?
Nurse Practitioner 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 nurse practitioner 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.