Taxonomy Code 2082S0099X
Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2082S0099X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Plastic Surgery
- Specialization:
- Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A plastic surgeon with additional training in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair and neural surgery. The field is diverse and involves a wide age range of patients, from the newborn to the aged. While both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery is practiced, there are many additional procedures which interface with them.
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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. - 02 - Physician/General Surgery
- Notes:
- Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition changed, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2007. http://www.abplsurg.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. A subspecialty certificate was approved by the ABMS in 2000. ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: None.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2082S0099X is the health care provider taxonomy code for plastic surgery grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in plastic surgery within the head and neck. NPI records indicate a total of 707 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is plastic surgery within the head and neck of which 66 are registered as females, 407 registered as males and 234 are organizations.
2082S0099X 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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