The health care providers 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. The code set is designed for use in electronic health care transactions mandated under HIPAA.
Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care providers. 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.
| Code | Specialization | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Practice Midwife | ||
| 367A00000X | Midwifery practice as conducted by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) is the independent management of women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post partum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecologic needs of women. The CNM and CM practice within a health care system that provides for consultation, collaborative management, or referral, as indicated by the health status of the client. CNMs and CMs practice in accord with the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery, as defined by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). | |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | ||
| 367H00000X | An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist. | |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | ||
| 364S00000X | A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration. | |
| 364SA2100X | Acute Care | Definition to come... |
| 364SA2200X | Adult Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SC2300X | Chronic Care | Definition to come... |
| 364SC1501X | Community Health/Public Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SC0200X | Critical Care Medicine | Definition to come... |
| 364SE0003X | Emergency | Definition to come... |
| 364SE1400X | Ethics | Definition to come... |
| 364SF0001X | Family Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SG0600X | Gerontology | Definition to come... |
| 364SH1100X | Holistic | Definition to come... |
| 364SH0200X | Home Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SI0800X | Informatics | Definition to come... |
| 364SL0600X | Long-Term Care | Definition to come... |
| 364SM0705X | Medical-Surgical | Definition to come... |
| 364SN0000X | Neonatal | Definition to come... |
| 364SN0800X | Neuroscience | Definition to come... |
| 364SX0106X | Occupational Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SX0200X | Oncology | Definition to come... |
| 364SX0204X | Oncology, Pediatrics | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0200X | Pediatrics | Definition to come... |
| 364SP1700X | Perinatal | Definition to come... |
| 364SP2800X | Perioperative | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0808X | Psychiatric/Mental Health | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0809X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0807X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0810X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Family | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0811X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Chronically Ill | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0812X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Community | Definition to come... |
| 364SP0813X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Geropsychiatric | Definition to come... |
| 364SR0400X | Rehabilitation | Definition to come... |
| 364SS0200X | School | Definition to come... |
| 364ST0500X | Transplantation | Definition to come... |
| 364SW0102X | Women's Health | Definition to come... |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | ||
| 367500000X | (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | ||
| 363L00000X | (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners. | |
| 363LA2100X | Acute Care | Definition to come... |
| 363LA2200X | Adult Health | Definition to come... |
| 363LC1500X | Community Health | Definition to come... |
| 363LC0200X | Critical Care Medicine | Definition to come... |
| 363LF0000X | Family | Definition to come... |
| 363LG0600X | Gerontology | Definition to come... |
| 363LN0000X | Neonatal | Definition to come... |
| 363LN0005X | Neonatal, Critical Care | Definition to come... |
| 363LX0001X | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Definition to come... |
| 363LX0106X | Occupational Health | Definition to come... |
| 363LP0200X | Pediatrics | Definition to come... |
| 363LP0222X | Pediatrics, Critical Care | Definition to come... |
| 363LP1700X | Perinatal | Definition to come... |
| 363LP2300X | Primary Care | Definition to come... |
| 363LP0808X | Psychiatric/Mental Health | Definition to come... |
| 363LS0200X | School | Definition to come... |
| 363LW0102X | Women's Health | Definition to come... |
| Physician Assistant | ||
| 363A00000X | A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician. | |
| 363AM0700X | Medical | Definition to come... |
| 363AS0400X | Surgical | Definition to come... |