251300000X
Public Health or Welfare Taxonomy Code 251K00000X
251K00000X
Level II - Classification
10,412Registered providers
60Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition
No official NUCC definition is published for this code.
Code Details for 251K00000X
About Taxonomy Code 251K00000X
The taxonomy code 251K00000X identifies Public Health or Welfare 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 10,412 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 9,914 (95%) are registered as organizations and 498 (5%) as individual providers. The states with the most public health or welfare providers are Alabama (1,390), Kentucky (825), California (712). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 60 (Public Health or Welfare Agency).
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
10,412Total providers
9,914Organizations 95%
498Individuals 5%
371Female
127Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-19T00:00:00.
View all 10,412 providersPublic Health or Welfare Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
10,412
Alabama1,390Alaska10Arizona180Arkansas56California712Colorado136Connecticut59Delaware13District Of Columbia44Florida435Georgia432Guam5Hawaii14Idaho31Illinois227Indiana135Iowa176Kansas121Kentucky825Louisiana100Maine28Maryland337Massachusetts266Michigan260Minnesota233Mississippi143Missouri181Montana71Nebraska54Nevada74New Hampshire15New Jersey170New Mexico40New York284North Carolina309North Dakota51Ohio318Oklahoma163Oregon105Pennsylvania253Puerto Rico26Rhode Island35South Carolina158South Dakota13Tennessee230Texas452Utah61Vermont39Virgin Islands7Virginia264Washington143West Virginia94Wisconsin208Wyoming41
Frequently Asked Questions
251K00000X questionsNPPES lists 10,412 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Public Health or Welfare).
Both. About 95% of these providers are registered as organizations and 5% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 60 (Public Health or Welfare Agency).
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 public health or welfare 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.
