Taxonomy Code 2083P0901X
Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2083P0901X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Preventive Medicine
- Specialization:
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
- 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; 7/1/2011: modified source]
Additional Resources: American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.abprevmed.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification
Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine. - Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2083P0901X is the health care provider taxonomy code for preventive medicine grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in public health & general preventive medicine. NPI records indicate a total of 3,648 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is public health & general preventive medicine of which 1,306 are registered as females, 1,490 registered as males and 852 are organizations.
2083P0901X 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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