Emergency Medicine Taxonomy Code 207P00000X

207P00000X Level II - Classification
111,146Registered providers
93Medicare specialty
25.1NUCC version
56States & territories
Definition

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Code Details for 207P00000X

ClassificationEmergency Medicine
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJanuary 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: added definition, added source; 7/1/2011: mofified source]<br/><br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2007. http://www.abem.org/public/; American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/><br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.

About Taxonomy Code 207P00000X

The taxonomy code 207P00000X identifies Emergency Medicine within the Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians 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 111,146 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 11,935 (11%) are registered as organizations and 99,211 (89%) as individual providers. The states with the most emergency medicine providers are California (10,511), Texas (8,449), New York (6,616). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 93 (Physician/Emergency Medicine).

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

111,146Total providers
11,935Organizations 11%
99,211Individuals 89%
31,326Female
67,850Male
35Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.

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Emergency Medicine Providers by State

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

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 111,146 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Emergency Medicine).

Both. About 11% of these providers are registered as organizations and 89% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 93 (Physician/Emergency Medicine).

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 emergency medicine 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.