Anesthesiologist Assistant
5,090 active NPIs list Anesthesiologist Assistant as their primary specialty.
Definition
NUCC provider taxonomyAn individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist.
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- Alabama23
- Arizona2
- Arkansas1
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- Colorado222
- Connecticut3
- Delaware2
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- Georgia1,575
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- Indiana168
- Kansas1
- Kentucky4
- Louisiana2
- Maryland7
- Massachusetts2
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- Minnesota1
- Mississippi2
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- New Hampshire1
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- New Mexico66
- New York4
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- Ohio456
- Oklahoma26
- Oregon8
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- South Carolina77
- Tennessee3
- Texas540
- Utah2
- Vermont28
- Virginia4
- Washington4
- West Virginia2
- Wisconsin268
- Wyoming1