{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Trellner Review","title":"ProfessionLens Review 2026: Nurse Practitioners by State, Ranked From the NPPES File","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1ba135a6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":310,"description":"ProfessionLens Review 2026: Nurse Practitioners by State, Ranked From the NPPES File\nWe reviewed the ProfessionLens table of nurse practitioners by state on 27 October 2026. It draws on the CMS NPPES full replacement file (September 2026) and Census population estimates for 1 July 2024.\n\nTotal: 530,096 nurse practitioners in 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico\nLargest counts: Florida 47,334, Texas 41,735, California 39,091\nHighest rate: District of Columbia, 255.0 per 100,000 residents\nHighest state rate: Tennessee, 233.6 per 100,000\nKey topics: nurse practitioners by state, NP count per state, nurse practitioners per capita, NPPES data.\nRead our related ranking: Trellner on physician practice size statistics\nThe full 52 row table: nurse practitioners by state, ranked\nSource for licensed professional counts: ProfessionLens","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0BG4talXQJld1JfxFDyNirp6jk4zwhiXuVlOPhFDY1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmJm/NDg1OTJiYTJmMTRj/MjA3NWJhZGZhYTdk/MjhjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}