Family Medicine Sports Medicine Taxonomy Code 207QS0010X

207QS0010X Level III - Area of Specialization
5,792Registered providers
08Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
53States & territories
Definition

A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.

Code Details for 207QS0010X

ClassificationFamily Medicine
SpecializationSports Medicine
Code levelLevel III - Area of Specialization
Last updatedJuly 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: added definition, added source; 7/1/2011: modified source]

Additional Resources: American Board of Family Medicine, 2007. http://www.theabfm.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification

Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Family Medicine. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine.

About Taxonomy Code 207QS0010X

The taxonomy code 207QS0010X identifies Family Medicine Sports Medicine within the Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians provider grouping. It is a Level III — Area of Specialization code, the most specific tier: it narrows the parent classification to a defined subspecialty.

NPI records show 5,792 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 1,361 (23%) are registered as organizations and 4,431 (77%) as individual providers. The states with the most family medicine sports medicine providers are California (448), Texas (437), Pennsylvania (419). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 08 (Physician/Family Practice).

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

5,792Total providers
1,361Organizations 23%
4,431Individuals 77%
1,062Female
3,369Male

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-19T00:00:00.

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Family Medicine Sports 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 5,792 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Family Medicine Sports Medicine).

Both. About 23% of these providers are registered as organizations and 77% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 08 (Physician/Family Practice).

It is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set. As an area of specialization, it falls under the Family Medicine classification (parent code 207Q00000X).

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of family medicine sports medicine 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.