Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Taxonomy Code 2083P0901X
2083P0901X
Level III - Area of Specialization
3,945Registered providers
84Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
55States & territories
Definition
Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
Code Details for 2083P0901X
About Taxonomy Code 2083P0901X
The taxonomy code 2083P0901X identifies Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive 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 3,945 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 1,002 (25%) are registered as organizations and 2,943 (75%) as individual providers. The states with the most preventive medicine public health & general preventive medicine providers are California (613), Texas (247), Florida (230). 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
3,945Total providers
1,002Organizations 25%
2,943Individuals 75%
1,400Female
1,538Male
5Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 3,945 providersPreventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
3,945
Alabama36Alaska15American Samoa4Arizona77Arkansas14California613Colorado92Connecticut40Delaware9District Of Columbia40Florida230Georgia188Guam1Hawaii34Idaho8Illinois91Indiana28Iowa16Kansas17Kentucky38Louisiana27Maine13Maryland200Massachusetts85Michigan116Minnesota67Mississippi40Missouri27Montana4Nebraska7Nevada36New Hampshire22New Jersey54New Mexico40New York225North Carolina105North Dakota5Ohio81Oklahoma20Oregon68Pennsylvania96Puerto Rico78Rhode Island8South Carolina71South Dakota4Tennessee87Texas247Utah26Vermont3Virgin Islands1Virginia136Washington131West Virginia17Wisconsin36Wyoming5
Frequently Asked Questions
2083P0901X questionsNPPES lists 3,945 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine).
Both. About 25% of these providers are registered as organizations and 75% 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 public health & general preventive 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.
