Taxonomy Code 2080P1004X
Pediatrics Physician Nutrition Specialist
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2080P1004X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Pediatrics
- Specialization:
- Physician Nutrition Specialist
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
- 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. - 37 - Physician/Pediatric Medicine
- Notes:
- Source: National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, www.nbpns.org
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2080P1004X is the health care provider taxonomy code for pediatrics grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in physician nutrition specialist.
2080P1004X 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 Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians 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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