Taxonomy Code 261QP2000X
Clinic/Center Physical Therapy
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 261QP2000X
- Grouping:
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
- Classification:
- Clinic/Center
- Specialization:
- Physical Therapy
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- An entity, facility, or distinct part of a facility providing diagnostic and treatment services related to physical rehabilitation. Physical therapy is a dynamic profession with an established theoretical and scientific base and widespread clinical applications in the restoration, maintenance, and promotion of optimal physical function. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are licensed health care professionals who are experts in the movement system and help individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and functioning, thereby enabling optimal performance and enhancing health, well-being, and quality of life. Their services prevent, minimize, or eliminate impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Physical therapy is provided for individuals of all ages who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to (1) conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems or (2) the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance.
- 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. - 70 - Clinic or Group Practice
- Notes:
- Source: Guide to PT Practice 3.0 [1/1/2020: definition added] Additional resources: http://guidetoptpractice.apta.org/; American Physical Therapy Association, www.apta.org.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 261QP2000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for clinic/center grouped under ambulatory health care facilities with a specialization in physical therapy. NPI records indicate a total of 22,975 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is physical therapy of which 861 are registered as females, 604 registered as males and 21,510 are organizations.
261QP2000X 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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