251300000X
Foster Care Agency Taxonomy Code 253J00000X
253J00000X
Level II - Classification
3,434Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
50States & territories
Definition
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.
Code Details for 253J00000X
About Taxonomy Code 253J00000X
The taxonomy code 253J00000X identifies Foster Care Agency 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 3,434 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 2,482 (72%) are registered as organizations and 952 (28%) as individual providers. The states with the most foster care agency providers are Utah (301), Texas (300), Massachusetts (253).
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
3,434Total providers
2,482Organizations 72%
952Individuals 28%
640Female
307Male
5Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-19T00:00:00.
View all 3,434 providersFoster Care Agency Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
3,434
Alabama9Alaska11Arizona137Arkansas3California214Colorado41Connecticut15Delaware1District Of Columbia6Florida213Georgia48Hawaii51Idaho6Illinois125Indiana25Iowa10Kansas16Kentucky30Louisiana29Maine12Maryland30Massachusetts253Michigan245Minnesota175Mississippi7Missouri13Montana5Nebraska13Nevada230New Hampshire14New Jersey15New Mexico14New York69North Carolina199North Dakota17Ohio120Oklahoma31Oregon35Pennsylvania88Puerto Rico1Rhode Island3South Carolina37South Dakota2Tennessee36Texas300Utah301Virginia48Washington12Wisconsin18Wyoming2
Frequently Asked Questions
253J00000X questionsNPPES lists 3,434 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Foster Care Agency).
Both. About 72% of these providers are registered as organizations and 28% 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 foster care agency 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.
