Clinical Nurse Specialist
There are 1890 active clinical nurse specialist providers in the United States, distributed across 52 states. A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty
By state
Top metros
- CLEVELAND, OH 84 providers
- ROCHESTER, MN 42 providers
- AUSTIN, TX 38 providers
- HOUSTON, TX 38 providers
- MINNEAPOLIS, MN 30 providers
- COLUMBUS, OH 29 providers
- TULSA, OK 28 providers
- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 27 providers
- CHICAGO, IL 27 providers
- PEORIA, IL 26 providers
- INDIANAPOLIS, IN 26 providers
- AKRON, OH 22 providers
- CINCINNATI, OH 21 providers
- STANFORD, CA 21 providers
- PORTLAND, OR 17 providers
- SAN DIEGO, CA 17 providers
- LOS ANGELES, CA 15 providers
- DENVER, CO 15 providers
- DALLAS, TX 15 providers
- MILWAUKEE, WI 14 providers
About clinical nurse specialist
A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration.
Frequently asked
What does a clinical nurse specialist provider do?
Clinical Nurse Specialist 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 clinical nurse specialist 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?
Praxis MD refreshes the monthly NPPES bulk file and applies weekly delta updates. Each page shows its 'Updated' date.