Reflexologist
581 active US providers register Reflexologist as their primary taxonomy. That is 0.01% of every provider in the registry, and the 466th largest of 584 specialties with a page here.
- Taxonomy code
- 173C00000X
- Grouping
- Other Service Providers
- Classification
- Reflexologist
- Active providers
- 581
- States covered
- 49 of 51
What the code means
Reflexologists perform a non-invasive complementary modality involving thumb and finger techniques to apply alternating pressure to the reflexes within the reflex maps of the body located on the feet, hands, and outer ears. Reflexologists apply pressure to specific areas (feet, hands, and ears) to promote a response from an area far removed from the tissue stimulated via the nervous system and acupuncture meridians. Reflexologists are recommended to complete a minimum of 200 hours of education, typically including anatomy & physiology, Reflexology theory, body systems, zones, meridians & relaxation response, ethics, business standards, and supervised practicum.
Definition quoted verbatim from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 25.1. Not paraphrased.
Where they are
Counted by practice location, not by mailing address or by licence state. A provider practising across a state line is counted where they practise.
| State | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 74 | |
| California | 56 | |
| Washington | 52 | |
| Oregon | 49 | |
| Georgia | 29 | |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | |
| Michigan | 23 | |
| Arizona | 22 | |
| Hawaii | 22 | |
| Colorado | 21 | |
| Texas | 21 | |
| New York | 14 | |
| Illinois | 12 | |
| North Carolina | 11 | |
| Massachusetts | 11 |
Showing the 15 largest of 49 states with at least one.
Who registers under this code
514 of these are people and 67 are organisations, so 12% of the code is businesses rather than clinicians. Half of them had registered by 2012, and 72 registered in the last five years, 12% of the current population.
That is close to the pace of the registry as a whole.
Where the practices are
By practice-location city. City counts are noisier than state counts, because a large employer files one address for many providers.
- PORTLAND, OR19
- PHOENIX, AZ9
- RAPID CITY, SD8
- MIAMI, FL7
- BEAVERTON, OR7
- SEATTLE, WA6
- ALBUQUERQUE, NM6
- HONOLULU, HI6
- EUGENE, OR5
- HIALEAH, FL5
What else they list
Providers whose primary code is Reflexologist most often carry these secondary taxonomies as well. This is the closest thing the registry has to a map of which specialties overlap in practice, and it is not published anywhere else.
| Also listed | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapist | 29 | 5.0% |
| Specialist | 15 | 2.6% |
| Health Educator | 7 | 1.2% |
| Mechanotherapist | 5 | 0.9% |
| Nutrition Education Nutritionist | 4 | 0.7% |
| Nutritionist | 3 | 0.5% |
| Community Health Worker | 3 | 0.5% |
| Health & Wellness Coach | 3 | 0.5% |
Looking up a specific provider
These counts come from the monthly NPPES file. To check one provider, use their NPI: the lookup reads the live registry and shows whether the identifier is still active, which the monthly file cannot tell you about the last few weeks.
Counts from npidata_pfile_20050523-20260712.csv, built 2026-08-09. Primary taxonomy only, deactivated identifiers excluded.