Surgery Surgical Critical Care Taxonomy Code 2086S0102X

2086S0102X Level III - Area of Specialization
4,878Registered providers
02Medicare specialty
25.1NUCC version
55States & territories
Definition

A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

Code Details for 2086S0102X

ClassificationSurgery
SpecializationSurgical Critical Care
Code levelLevel III - Area of Specialization
Last updatedJanuary 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added; 7/1/2011: modified source]<br/><br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Surgery, 2007. http://www.absurgery.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/><br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Surgery. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.

About Taxonomy Code 2086S0102X

The taxonomy code 2086S0102X identifies Surgery Surgical Critical Care 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 4,878 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 444 (9%) are registered as organizations and 4,434 (91%) as individual providers. The states with the most surgery surgical critical care providers are California (421), New York (352), Florida (312). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 02 (Physician/General Surgery).

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

4,878Total providers
444Organizations 9%
4,434Individuals 91%
1,408Female
3,024Male
2Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.

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Surgery Surgical Critical Care Providers by State

Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 4,878 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Surgery Surgical Critical Care).

Both. About 9% of these providers are registered as organizations and 91% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 02 (Physician/General Surgery).

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 surgical critical care providers registered in any U.S. state.

Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 25.1. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.