Taxonomy Code 133VN1005X
Dietitian, Registered Nutrition, Renal
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 133VN1005X
- Grouping:
- Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers
- Classification:
- Dietitian, Registered
- Specialization:
- Nutrition, Renal
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- An individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition and works directly with adult and/or pediatric patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1-5, or receiving renal replacement therapies (dialysis/transplant) in a variety of settings, OR works indirectly in management, education, or research practice linked specifically to renal nutrition. The specialist in renal/nephrology nutrition is responsible for nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation.
- 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. - 71 - Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional
- Notes:
- Source: The Commission on Dietetic Registration, https://www.cdrnet.org/certifications/specialty-practice-experience [7/1/2019: definiton added, source added]
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 133VN1005X is the health care provider taxonomy code for dietitian, registered grouped under dietary & nutritional service providers with a specialization in nutrition, renal. NPI records indicate a total of 1,255 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is nutrition, renal of which 1,013 are registered as females, 55 registered as males and 187 are organizations.
133VN1005X 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 Dietary & Nutritional Service 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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