Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Taxonomy Code 2083P0011X

2083P0011X Level III - Area of Specialization
1,190Registered providers
84Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
52States & territories
Definition

A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.

Code Details for 2083P0011X

ClassificationPreventive Medicine
SpecializationUndersea and Hyperbaric 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 added, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2007. http://www.abprevmed.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

About Taxonomy Code 2083P0011X

The taxonomy code 2083P0011X identifies Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric 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 1,190 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 524 (44%) are registered as organizations and 666 (56%) as individual providers. The states with the most preventive medicine undersea and hyperbaric medicine providers are Texas (181), Florida (166), California (95). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 84 (Physician/Preventive 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

1,190Total providers
524Organizations 44%
666Individuals 56%
169Female
497Male

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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Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric 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 1,190 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine).

Both. About 44% of these providers are registered as organizations and 56% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 84 (Physician/Preventive 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 Preventive Medicine classification.

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of preventive medicine undersea and hyperbaric 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.