Analysis
NAICS 621399 is the 2022 national industry for offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners, part of 62139 (Offices of All Other Health Practitioners). Census lists 34 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 57% and employment rose 53%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
County Business Patterns counts 36,107 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 135,707 people at an average annual payroll of $57,147 per employee (28th percentile of national industries). 81% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Offices of All Other Health Practitioners, with 82.8% of them.
Census lists 8 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 62111, 621210, 621310 and 621320. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include acupuncturists' (except MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers…, advanced practicing registered nurses’ (APRNs) offices…, certified registered nurse anesthetists’ (CRNAs) offices… and christian Science practitioners' offices (e.g., centers…, among 34 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners (except physicians; dentists; chiropractors; optometrists; mental health specialists; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; audiologists; and podiatrists). These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
Illustrative Examples:
Acupuncturists' (except MDs or DOs) offices Hypnotherapists' offices Dental hygienists' offices Inhalation or respiratory therapists' offices Denturists' offices Midwives' offices Dietitians' offices Naturopaths' offices Homeopaths' offices Registered or licensed practical nurses' offices
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| The independent practice of medicine (i.e., physicians) | 62111 Offices of Physicians |
| The independent practice of dentistry | 621210 Offices of Dentists |
| The independent practice of chiropractic | 621310 Offices of Chiropractors |
| The independent practice of optometry | 621320 Offices of Optometrists |
| The independent practice of mental health (except physicians) | 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) |
| The independent practice of physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and audiology | 621340 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists |
| The independent practice of podiatry | 621391 Offices of Podiatrists |
| Operating outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries | 621498 All Other Outpatient Care Centers |
Index entries (34)
- Acupuncturists' (except MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Advanced practicing registered nurses’ (APRNs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Certified registered nurse anesthetists’ (CRNAs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Christian Science practitioners' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Clinical nurse specialists’ (CNSs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Clinical pharmacists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dental hygienists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Denturists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dietitians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Herbalists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Home nursing services, private practice
- Homeopaths' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Hypnotherapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Inhalation therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Licensed practical nurses' (LPNs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- LPNs' (licensed practical nurses) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Manual-arts therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Massage therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Midwives' offices (e.g., clinics)
- Naturopaths' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Nurse practitioners’ offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Nurses', licensed practical or registered, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Nursing call centers
- Nutritionists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Ocularists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Orthotists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Paramedics' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pedorthics' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physicians' assistants' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Practical nurses' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), licensed
- Prosthetists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Registered nurses' (RNs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Respiratory therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- RNs' (registered nurses) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)