Military Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code 171000000X
Active duty military health care providers not otherwise classified who need to be separately identified for operational, clinical, or administrative processes.
Code Details for 171000000X
About Taxonomy Code 171000000X
The taxonomy code 171000000X identifies Military Health Care Provider within the Other Service Providers provider grouping. It is a Level II — Classification code, which names a provider's occupation or service within the broader provider grouping.
NPI records show 4,544 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 109 (2%) are registered as organizations and 4,435 (98%) as individual providers. The states with the most military health care provider providers are California (672), Texas (611), Virginia (395).
Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the provider based on their education and training; they describe the provider's type and specialty, not the specific services rendered.
Provider Composition & Statistics
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.
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Frequently Asked Questions
171000000X questionsNPPES lists 4,544 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Military Health Care Provider).
Both. About 2% of these providers are registered as organizations and 98% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
It is a Level II - Classification code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set.
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of military health care provider providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 25.1. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.