Lay Midwife: NPI taxonomy code 175M00000X
Taxonomy code 175M00000X is Midwife, Lay, in the Other Service Providers group.
501 active NPIs list it as their primary specialty (<0.1% of all).
| Code | 175M00000X |
|---|---|
| Group | Other Service Providers |
| Classification | Midwife, Lay |
| Used for | individual providers (the code is in NUCC's Individual section) |
| Active NPIs, primary specialty | 501 (463 individuals, 38 organizations) |
What NUCC says: A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states. (excerpt of the NUCC 26.1 definition)
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Where they are
| State | Active NPIs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 50 | 10.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 46 | 9.2% |
| Utah | 38 | 7.6% |
| Oregon | 32 | 6.4% |
| Texas | 26 | 5.2% |
| California | 24 | 4.8% |
| Colorado | 22 | 4.4% |
| Florida | 20 | 4.0% |
| New Mexico | 20 | 4.0% |
| Minnesota | 15 | 3.0% |
Top states by practice location, from the NPPES file of September 13, 2026.
Specialty definitions are from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (version 26.1). Which code to use on a claim depends on your NPPES record and your payer. See taxonomy codes explained.