Taxonomy Code 261QM2500X
Clinic/Center Medical Specialty
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 261QM2500X
- Grouping:
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
- Classification:
- Clinic/Center
- Specialization:
- Medical Specialty
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- An entity, facility, or distinct part of a facility providing diagnostic, treatment, and prescriptive services related to a specific area of medical specialization. Frequently used for Title V related Children's Specialty services or to meet specific public health needs (e.g., infectious diseases or breast and cervical cancer).
- Notes:
- [7/1/2003: new]
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 261QM2500X is the health care provider taxonomy code for clinic/center grouped under ambulatory health care facilities with a specialization in medical specialty. NPI records indicate a total of 7,466 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is medical specialty of which 112 are registered as females, 90 registered as males and 7,264 are organizations.
261QM2500X 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 Ambulatory Health Care Facilities 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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The taxonomy codes are unique alphanumeric codes, ten characters in length. The codes are divided into three distinct "levels": Provider Grouping, Classification, and Area of Specialization. The code set levels are organized to allow navigating down from generic classification to a provider's most specific level of specialization.
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