208100000X
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Taxonomy Code 2081S0010X
2081S0010X
Level III - Area of Specialization
2,708Registered providers
23Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
52States & territories
Definition
A physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise.
Code Details for 2081S0010X
About Taxonomy Code 2081S0010X
The taxonomy code 2081S0010X identifies Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sports 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 2,708 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 730 (27%) are registered as organizations and 1,978 (73%) as individual providers. The states with the most physical medicine & rehabilitation sports medicine providers are California (257), Florida (241), New York (236). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 23 (Physician/Sports 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
2,708Total providers
730Organizations 27%
1,978Individuals 73%
850Female
1,126Male
2Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 2,708 providersPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
2,708
Alabama41Alaska6Arizona88Arkansas8California257Colorado66Connecticut40Delaware9District Of Columbia9Florida241Georgia84Hawaii15Idaho17Illinois75Indiana51Iowa19Kansas17Kentucky21Louisiana22Maine13Maryland70Massachusetts66Michigan57Minnesota53Mississippi16Missouri33Montana5Nebraska10Nevada22New Hampshire10New Jersey135New Mexico11New York236North Carolina73North Dakota2Ohio66Oklahoma20Oregon15Pennsylvania108Puerto Rico38Rhode Island10South Carolina35South Dakota6Tennessee44Texas183Utah38Vermont5Virginia54Washington88West Virginia8Wisconsin37Wyoming4
Frequently Asked Questions
2081S0010X questionsNPPES lists 2,708 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sports Medicine).
Both. About 27% of these providers are registered as organizations and 73% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 23 (Physician/Sports 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 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation classification (parent code 208100000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of physical medicine & rehabilitation sports 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.
