Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Taxonomy Code 207RI0200X

207RI0200X Level III - Area of Specialization
17,496Registered providers
11Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition

An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

Code Details for 207RI0200X

ClassificationInternal Medicine
SpecializationInfectious Disease
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 Internal Medicine, 2007. http://www.abim.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification

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

About Taxonomy Code 207RI0200X

The taxonomy code 207RI0200X identifies Internal Medicine Infectious Disease 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 17,496 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 3,465 (20%) are registered as organizations and 14,031 (80%) as individual providers. The states with the most internal medicine infectious disease providers are California (1,637), Florida (1,399), New York (1,348). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 11 (Physician/Internal 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

17,496Total providers
3,465Organizations 20%
14,031Individuals 80%
6,022Female
8,007Male
2Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-26T00:00:00.

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Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Providers by State

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

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 17,496 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Internal Medicine Infectious Disease).

Both. About 20% of these providers are registered as organizations and 80% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 11 (Physician/Internal Medicine).

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 Internal Medicine classification (parent code 207R00000X).

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of internal medicine infectious disease 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.