251300000X
Home Health Taxonomy Code 251E00000X
251E00000X
Level II - Classification
109,883Registered providers
A4[11]Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
55States & territories
Definition
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.
Code Details for 251E00000X
About Taxonomy Code 251E00000X
The taxonomy code 251E00000X identifies Home Health within the Agencies 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 109,883 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 97,659 (89%) are registered as organizations and 12,224 (11%) as individual providers. The states with the most home health providers are Texas (13,378), Florida (10,390), Ohio (10,302). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code A4[11].
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
109,883Total providers
97,659Organizations 89%
12,224Individuals 11%
9,949Female
2,248Male
27Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-26T00:00:00.
View all 109,883 providersHome Health Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
109,883
Alabama947Alaska150Arizona1,629Arkansas530California8,657Colorado1,509Connecticut745Delaware242District Of Columbia745Florida10,390Georgia3,517Guam12Hawaii150Idaho293Illinois2,462Indiana1,861Iowa532Kansas708Kentucky467Louisiana1,330Maine287Mariana Islands20Maryland2,631Massachusetts2,208Michigan4,798Minnesota3,229Mississippi619Missouri3,316Montana135Nebraska735Nevada1,182New Hampshire253New Jersey2,543New Mexico457New York3,341North Carolina3,835North Dakota188Ohio10,302Oklahoma712Oregon254Pennsylvania4,677Puerto Rico188Rhode Island172South Carolina1,368South Dakota130Tennessee1,051Texas13,378Utah393Vermont76Virgin Islands30Virginia4,092Washington573West Virginia371Wisconsin1,047Wyoming142
Frequently Asked Questions
251E00000X questionsNPPES lists 109,883 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Home Health).
Both. About 89% of these providers are registered as organizations and 11% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code A4[11].
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 home health 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.
