Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2081P2900X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Specialization:
- Pain Medicine
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A physician who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs may also be coordinated with other specialists.
- 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. - 25 - Physician/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Notes:
- Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition changed, source changed] Additional Resources: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007. http://www.abpmr.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. A subspecialty certificate was approved by the ABMS in 1999. ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: Proposal under development.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2081P2900X is the health care provider taxonomy code for physical medicine & rehabilitation grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in pain medicine. NPI records indicate a total of 5,755 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is pain medicine of which 628 are registered as females, 2,335 registered as males and 2,792 are organizations.
2081P2900X 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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