Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain Medicine Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X

2081P2900X Level III - Area of Specialization
6,113Registered providers
25Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
51States & territories
Definition

A physician who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs may also be coordinated with other specialists.

Code Details for 2081P2900X

ClassificationPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation
SpecializationPain 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: definition changed, source changed] Additional Resources: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007. http://www.abpmr.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. A subspecialty certificate was approved by the ABMS in 1999. ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: Proposal under development.

About Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X

The taxonomy code 2081P2900X identifies Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain 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 6,113 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 2,999 (49%) are registered as organizations and 3,114 (51%) as individual providers. The states with the most physical medicine & rehabilitation pain medicine providers are California (764), Florida (592), New York (562). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 25 (Physician/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation).

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

6,113Total providers
2,999Organizations 49%
3,114Individuals 51%
669Female
2,445Male

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain 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 6,113 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain Medicine).

Both. About 49% of these providers are registered as organizations and 51% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 25 (Physician/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation).

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 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation classification (parent code 208100000X).

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of physical medicine & rehabilitation pain 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.