How Many Nurse Practitioners Are There in the US?
The figure below counts providers who list the NP (Nurse Practitioner) credential in the national NPI registry.
Based on NPPES, June 2026
83,216
active nurse practitioners are registered in the U.S. National Provider Identifier registry.
Browse NP providers →How this is counted: Counts NPI records listing the NP credential. Some NPs list a specialty certification (e.g. FNP) instead, so the true total is higher.
nurse practitioners by state
Active nurse practitioners in the NPI registry by practice state, June 2026.
| State | nurse practitioners |
|---|---|
| California | 11,954 |
| New York | 10,755 |
| Massachusetts | 5,224 |
| Texas | 4,893 |
| Indiana | 3,996 |
| Michigan | 3,920 |
| Georgia | 3,750 |
| North Carolina | 3,246 |
| Virginia | 3,015 |
| Tennessee | 2,290 |
| Wisconsin | 2,235 |
| Colorado | 2,205 |
| Illinois | 2,016 |
| Florida | 1,847 |
| Ohio | 1,818 |
| Arizona | 1,789 |
| Louisiana | 1,570 |
| New Jersey | 1,352 |
| Minnesota | 1,275 |
| South Carolina | 1,212 |
| Maryland | 1,138 |
| Mississippi | 1,038 |
| Missouri | 1,037 |
| Pennsylvania | 767 |
| Oregon | 700 |
| Alabama | 688 |
| Idaho | 588 |
| Utah | 572 |
| Washington | 562 |
| Rhode Island | 512 |
| Maine | 461 |
| District of Columbia | 429 |
| Kentucky | 406 |
| Connecticut | 338 |
| Nevada | 304 |
| Kansas | 293 |
| Delaware | 292 |
| New Mexico | 288 |
| North Dakota | 257 |
| West Virginia | 236 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
| New Hampshire | 231 |
| Montana | 230 |
| Arkansas | 214 |
| Iowa | 192 |
| Vermont | 184 |
| Hawaii | 174 |
| Nebraska | 152 |
| Alaska | 93 |
| South Dakota | 83 |
| Wyoming | 63 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 |
| Guam | 11 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 10 |
| American Samoa | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 |
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Counts reflect NPI records and are not an official workforce census.