Pathology Forensic Pathology Taxonomy Code 207ZF0201X

207ZF0201X Level III - Area of Specialization
899Registered providers
22Medicare specialty
25.1NUCC version
49States & territories
Definition

A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.

Code Details for 207ZF0201X

ClassificationPathology
SpecializationForensic Pathology
Code levelLevel III - Area of Specialization
Last updatedJanuary 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definiton added, source added; 7/1/2011: modified source]

Additional Resources: American Board of Pathology, 2007. http://www.abpath.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification

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

About Taxonomy Code 207ZF0201X

The taxonomy code 207ZF0201X identifies Pathology Forensic Pathology 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 899 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 61 (7%) are registered as organizations and 838 (93%) as individual providers. The states with the most pathology forensic pathology providers are California (85), Florida (73), New York (62). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 22 (Physician/Pathology).

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

899Total providers
61Organizations 7%
838Individuals 93%
361Female
477Male

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-28T00:00:00.

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Pathology Forensic Pathology Providers by State

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

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 899 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Pathology Forensic Pathology).

Both. About 7% of these providers are registered as organizations and 93% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 22 (Physician/Pathology).

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 Pathology classification.

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of pathology forensic pathology 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.