Taxonomy Code 225600000X
Dance Therapist
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 225600000X
- Grouping:
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification:
- Dance Therapist
- Code Level:
- Level II - Classification
- Definition:
- The dance therapist, sometimes called a movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movements as a medium of physical and psychological change. Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with physically disabled patients. A master's degree is required by the American Dance Therapy Association to award the credentials Dance Therapist Registered (DTR).
- Notes:
- Source: Joel A. DeLisa and Bruce M. Gans, Rehabilitation Medicine: Principles and Practice Second Edition, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia: 1993, p. 11
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 225600000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for dance therapist grouped under respiratory, developmental, rehabilitative and restorative service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 439 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is dance therapist of which 326 are registered as females, 18 registered as males and 95 are organizations.
225600000X 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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