Community/Behavioral Health Taxonomy Code 251S00000X

251S00000X Level II - Classification
89,353Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition

A private or public agency usually under local government jurisdiction, responsible for assuring the delivery of community based mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and/or behavioral health services to individuals with those disabilities. Services may range from companion care, respite, transportation, community integration, crisis intervention and stabilization, supported employment, day support, prevocational services, residential support, therapeutic and supportive consultation, environmental modifications, intensive in-home therapy and day treatment, in addition to traditional mental health and behavioral treatment.

Code Details for 251S00000X

GroupingAgencies
ClassificationCommunity/Behavioral Health
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJuly 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: National Medicaid EDI HIPAA NPI Sub Work Group [1/1/2007: modified definition]; modified by NUCC [1/1/2021: modified definition]

About Taxonomy Code 251S00000X

The taxonomy code 251S00000X identifies Community/Behavioral 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 89,353 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 80,377 (90%) are registered as organizations and 8,976 (10%) as individual providers. The states with the most community/behavioral health providers are North Carolina (9,937), California (8,850), Florida (5,440).

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

89,353Total providers
80,377Organizations 90%
8,976Individuals 10%
6,707Female
2,240Male
29Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-05T00:00:00.

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Community/Behavioral Health Providers by State

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

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 89,353 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Community/Behavioral Health).

Both. About 90% of these providers are registered as organizations and 10% 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 community/behavioral 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.