Taxonomy Code 208M00000X
Hospitalist
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 208M00000X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Hospitalist
- Code Level:
- Level II - Classification
- Definition:
- Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
- 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. - C6 - Physician/Hospitalist
- Notes:
- Source: American Society of Hospital Medicine, 2007. http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/ [7/1/2009: definition aded] Additional Resources: Hospitalist is a recognized fellowship specialty program offered by many medical institutions. There is no board certification for the specialty at this point.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 208M00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for hospitalist grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians. NPI records indicate a total of 47,595 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is hospitalist of which 17,202 are registered as females, 25,722 registered as males and 4,671 are organizations.
208M00000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. 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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