Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 207XS0117X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Specialization:
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
- Medicare Specialty Code: Medicare Specialty Code Crosswalk
Health care providers and suppliers who are eligible to enroll in Medicare can use this crosswalk that links the taxonomy code with its appropriate medicare specialty code. - 02 - Physician/General Surgery
- Notes:
- Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definiton added, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007. http://www.abos.org/. Separate board certification is not currently offered.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 207XS0117X is the health care provider taxonomy code for orthopaedic surgery grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in orthopaedic surgery of the spine. NPI records indicate a total of 5,209 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is orthopaedic surgery of the spine of which 146 are registered as females, 3,128 registered as males and 1,935 are organizations.
207XS0117X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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