202C00000X
Hospitalist Taxonomy Code 208M00000X
208M00000X
Level II - Classification
53,170Registered providers
C6Medicare specialty
25.1NUCC version
55States & territories
Definition
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
Code Details for 208M00000X
About Taxonomy Code 208M00000X
The taxonomy code 208M00000X identifies Hospitalist within the Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians provider grouping. It is a Level II — Classification code, which names a provider's occupation or service within the broader provider grouping.
NPI records show 53,170 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 4,930 (9%) are registered as organizations and 48,240 (91%) as individual providers. The states with the most hospitalist providers are California (4,892), Florida (3,746), Texas (3,628). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code C6 (Physician/Hospitalist).
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
53,170Total providers
4,930Organizations 9%
48,240Individuals 91%
19,473Female
28,767Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-28T00:00:00.
View all 53,170 providersHospitalist Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
53,170
Alabama623Alaska89Arizona1,337Arkansas337California4,892Colorado1,383Connecticut808Delaware165District Of Columbia199Florida3,746Georgia1,693Guam17Hawaii268Idaho218Illinois2,600Indiana1,100Iowa467Kansas311Kentucky664Louisiana657Maine398Mariana Islands1Maryland884Massachusetts1,132Michigan916Minnesota727Mississippi338Missouri1,460Montana184Nebraska246Nevada558New Hampshire267New Jersey1,106New Mexico204New York3,208North Carolina2,093North Dakota202Ohio1,909Oklahoma465Oregon776Pennsylvania2,314Puerto Rico143Rhode Island112South Carolina819South Dakota140Tennessee1,077Texas3,628Utah405Vermont93Virgin Islands3Virginia1,321Washington1,304West Virginia272Wisconsin1,300Wyoming68
Frequently Asked Questions
208M00000X questionsNPPES lists 53,170 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Hospitalist).
Both. About 9% of these providers are registered as organizations and 91% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code C6 (Physician/Hospitalist).
It is a Level II - Classification code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set.
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of hospitalist 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.
