202C00000X
Legal Medicine Taxonomy Code 209800000X
209800000X
Level II - Classification
247Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
38States & territories
Definition
Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
Code Details for 209800000X
About Taxonomy Code 209800000X
The taxonomy code 209800000X identifies Legal Medicine 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 247 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 72 (29%) are registered as organizations and 175 (71%) as individual providers. The states with the most legal medicine providers are California (49), Texas (25), New York (18).
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
247Total providers
72Organizations 29%
175Individuals 71%
32Female
143Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 247 providersLegal Medicine Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
247
Alabama1Alaska2Arizona9California49Colorado6Connecticut2District Of Columbia2Florida16Georgia7Hawaii5Illinois5Indiana1Kansas2Kentucky2Louisiana4Maine1Maryland3Massachusetts5Michigan7Minnesota1Mississippi1Nevada5New Jersey12New Mexico1New York18North Carolina4Ohio12Oklahoma4Oregon1Pennsylvania3Puerto Rico4South Carolina3Tennessee5Texas25Utah1Virginia7Washington3Wisconsin3
Frequently Asked Questions
209800000X questionsNPPES lists 247 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Legal Medicine).
Both. About 29% of these providers are registered as organizations and 71% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
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 legal 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.
