Taxonomy Code 1223S0112X
Dentist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 1223S0112X
- Grouping:
- Dental Providers
- Classification:
- Dentist
- Specialization:
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- An oral and maxillofacial surgery dentist specialized in the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
- Medicare Specialty Code: Medicare Specialty Code Crosswalk
Health care providers and suppliers who are eligible to enroll in Medicare can use this crosswalk that links the taxonomy code with its appropriate medicare specialty code. - 19 - Oral Surgery (Dentist only)
- Notes:
- Source: Council on Dental Education and Licensure, American Dental Association
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 1223S0112X is the health care provider taxonomy code for dentist grouped under dental providers with a specialization in oral and maxillofacial surgery. NPI records indicate a total of 16,642 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is oral and maxillofacial surgery of which 1,174 are registered as females, 9,549 registered as males and 5,919 are organizations.
1223S0112X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Dental Providers providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. 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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