Funeral Director Taxonomy Code 176P00000X

176P00000X Level II - Classification
58Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
21States & territories
Definition

A person, usually an embalmer, whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and to assist at the funeral rites.

Code Details for 176P00000X

ClassificationFuneral Director
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJuly 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, Oakbrook Terrace, IL: 1994, p. 323

About Taxonomy Code 176P00000X

The taxonomy code 176P00000X identifies Funeral Director 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 58 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 22 (38%) are registered as organizations and 36 (62%) as individual providers. The states with the most funeral director providers are Pennsylvania (16), Florida (5), North Carolina (4).

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

58Total providers
22Organizations 38%
36Individuals 62%
19Female
17Male

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.

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Funeral Director Providers by State

Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 58 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Funeral Director).

Both. About 38% of these providers are registered as organizations and 62% 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 funeral director providers registered in any U.S. state.

Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 26.0. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.