Taxonomy Code 2083P0011X
Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2083P0011X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Preventive Medicine
- Specialization:
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
- 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. - 84 - Physician/Preventive Medicine
- Notes:
- Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.abprevmed.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2083P0011X is the health care provider taxonomy code for preventive medicine grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. NPI records indicate a total of 1,098 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is undersea and hyperbaric medicine of which 156 are registered as females, 471 registered as males and 471 are organizations.
2083P0011X 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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