208000000X Taxonomy Code - Pediatrics

• List of Level II Taxonomy Codes
• Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine
• Pediatrics Obesity Medicine
• Pediatrics Child Abuse Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Pediatrics Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Pediatrics Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
• Pediatrics Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology
• Pediatrics Sports Medicine
• Pediatrics Sleep Medicine
• Pediatrics Medical Toxicology
• Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

Code	208000000X
Classification	Pediatrics
Grouping	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Level	Level II - Classification
Definition	A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
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.	37 - Physician/Pediatric Medicine
Notes	Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added; 7/1/2011: modified source] Additional Resources: American Board of Pediatrics, 2007. http://www.abp.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certificatio Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Pediatrics. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics.
Version	NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 20.1 - July 2020

The code 208000000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for pediatrics grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians. NPI records indicate a total of 107,711 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is pediatrics of which 58,444 are registered as females, 33,250 registered as males and 16,017 are organizations.

208000000X is a level II taxonomy code "classification" used to specify a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. 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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