208600000X
Surgery Physician Nutrition Specialist Taxonomy Code 2086P0122X
2086P0122X
Level III - Area of Specialization
15Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
5States & territories
Definition
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
Code Details for 2086P0122X
About Taxonomy Code 2086P0122X
The taxonomy code 2086P0122X identifies Surgery Physician Nutrition Specialist 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 15 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 2 (13%) are registered as organizations and 13 (87%) as individual providers. The states with the most surgery physician nutrition specialist providers are Massachusetts (2), California (1), Missouri (1).
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
15Total providers
2Organizations 13%
13Individuals 87%
10Female
3Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 15 providersSurgery Physician Nutrition Specialist Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
2086P0122X questionsNPPES lists 15 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Surgery Physician Nutrition Specialist).
Both. About 13% of these providers are registered as organizations and 87% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
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 Surgery classification (parent code 208600000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of surgery physician nutrition specialist 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.
