Emergency Medical Service Provider Healthcare Taxonomy Code 146L00000X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Paramedics.
As of today, the following are the total number of Paramedics nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Paramedics who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Paramedics by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Paramedics dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Paramedics do?
Paramedics provide advanced pre-hospital emergency medical care and transport patients to healthcare facilities.
They assess, treat, and stabilize patients with acute injuries and illnesses using advanced skills, such as administering medications, performing CPR, starting IVs, clearing airways, and using advanced diagnostic equipment like EKGs.
Paramedics also work in various settings, including specialized roles in community or wilderness medicine, and care for patients in diverse and hazardous environments.
Responsibilities
Emergency Response: Respond to emergency calls for incidents such as fires, accidents, explosions, and other public emergencies.
Patient Assessment: Rapidly assess a patient’s condition in an emergency to determine the necessary medical treatment and care.
Life-Saving Procedures: Provide advanced life support, including CPR, defibrillation, airway management, and medication administration via IVs and injections.
Advanced Medical Interventions: Administer a broader range of medications, start IVs, interpret EKGs, and perform emergency procedures like tracheostomies.
Transportation: Transport patients to appropriate healthcare facilities, providing continuous care and monitoring vital signs during travel.
Communication: Provide detailed information about the patient’s status to hospital staff upon arrival at the facility.
Equipment & Supply Management: Maintain and check emergency medical supplies and equipment, including medication control, to ensure readiness.
Specialized Roles
Critical Care Paramedic: Focus on providing specialized care during long-distance or critical transports between facilities, often with a focus on specific populations, such as infants and children.
Community Paramedic: Deliver non-emergency healthcare services directly to patients in their homes or other community settings, improving access to care.
Wilderness Paramedic: Receive specialized training to provide emergency medical care in remote and challenging environments, such as wilderness settings.
Environment
Paramedics work in a wide range of environments, from traditional ambulances and hospitals to more challenging locations, such as police custody suites, large crowds, unstable structures, and remote outdoor settings.