Taxonomy Code 106H00000X
Marriage & Family Therapist
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 106H00000X
- Grouping:
- Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification:
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Code Level:
- Level II - Classification
- Definition:
- A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 106H00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for marriage & family therapist grouped under behavioral health & social service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 120,414 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is marriage & family therapist of which 86,383 are registered as females, 21,006 registered as males and 13,025 are organizations.
106H00000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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