Taxonomy Codes for Health Care Providers and Organizations

The Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code Set is a hierarchical code set that consists of codes, descriptions, and definitions. Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes are designed to categorize the type, classification, and/or specialization of health care providers.


Select a Level II taxonomy to view related taxonomy codes, provider/organization ratio maps and other details.

The Health Care Provider Taxonomy code is a unique alphanumeric, 10-digit code. The code is structured into 3 distinct Levels, including provider type, classification and area of specilization. Select either the one of the most popular provider or organization Level II area of specialization codes on the left to view the description and details along with any related Level III taxonomy codes.

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  Taxonomy codes for Individualse.g., physicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, pharmacists, physical therapists, etc
  Taxonomy codes for Organizationse.g., hospitals, home health agencies, ambulance companies, health maintenance organizations, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, etc

The American Medical Association (AMA) holds the copyright© for the Health Care Taxonomy Code Set (Provider Taxonomy). The Provider Taxonomy is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. The AMA, NUCC, and npidashboard and its members shall NOT be responsible for any consequences, including liability or damage attributable to or related to any use, non-use, or interpretation of information contained or not contained in the Provider Taxonomy.

More information can be found regarding Health Care Taxonomy Codes at NUCC.org