Social Worker
142,047 active NPIs list Social Worker as their primary specialty.
Definition
NUCC provider taxonomyA social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.
By state
- Alabama915
- Alaska374
- Arizona1,608
- Arkansas1,390
- California10,667
- Colorado1,961
- Connecticut2,220
- Delaware291
- District of Columbia746
- Florida5,661
- Georgia2,216
- Guam4
- Hawaii514
- Idaho1,684
- Illinois6,151
- Indiana2,092
- Iowa1,238
- Kansas2,706
- Kentucky1,543
- Louisiana1,989
- Maine593
- Maryland4,278
- Massachusetts5,660
- Michigan9,824
- Minnesota1,077
- Mississippi893
- Missouri1,954
- Montana154
- Nebraska479
- Nevada900
- New Hampshire436
- New Jersey4,488
- New Mexico1,799
- New York24,308
- North Carolina991
- North Dakota855
- Ohio11,657
- Oklahoma1,535
- Oregon2,144
- Pennsylvania5,262
- Puerto Rico549
- Rhode Island311
- South Carolina1,239
- South Dakota249
- Tennessee2,079
- Texas3,878
- U.S. Virgin Islands12
- Utah1,980
- Vermont125
- Virginia830
- Washington2,302
- West Virginia1,049
- Wisconsin1,986
- Wyoming129