Taxonomy Code 2083P0500X
Preventive Medicine Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2083P0500X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Preventive Medicine
- Specialization:
- Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A preventive medicine physician who specializes in preventive medicine/occupational-environmental medicine, which is focused on protecting the population from occupational and environmental 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: National Uniform Claim Committee, 2009 [1/1/2010: definition added, source added] Additional Resources: A General Certificate is issued by the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2083P0500X is the health care provider taxonomy code for preventive medicine grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine. NPI records indicate a total of 2,224 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine of which 488 are registered as females, 1,077 registered as males and 659 are organizations.
2083P0500X 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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