261Q00000X
Clinic/Center Birthing Taxonomy Code 261QB0400X
261QB0400X
Level III - Area of Specialization
1,543Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
51States & territories
Definition
A freestanding birth center is a health facility other than a hospital where childbirth is planned to occur away from the pregnant woman's residence, and that provides prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as other ambulatory services for women and newborns.
Code Details for 261QB0400X
About Taxonomy Code 261QB0400X
The taxonomy code 261QB0400X identifies Clinic/Center Birthing within the Ambulatory Health Care Facilities provider grouping. It is a Level III — Area of Specialization code, the most specific tier: it narrows the parent classification to a defined subspecialty.
NPI records show 1,543 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 1,507 (98%) are registered as organizations and 36 (2%) as individual providers. The states with the most clinic/center birthing providers are Texas (183), California (173), Florida (104).
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
1,543Total providers
1,507Organizations 98%
36Individuals 2%
35Female
1Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 1,543 providersClinic/Center Birthing Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
1,543
Alabama13Alaska25Arizona44Arkansas1California173Colorado79Connecticut6Delaware5District Of Columbia2Florida104Georgia24Guam1Hawaii8Idaho19Illinois15Indiana43Iowa1Kansas23Kentucky5Louisiana22Maine6Maryland9Massachusetts14Michigan27Minnesota33Mississippi1Missouri19Montana22Nebraska2Nevada22New Hampshire5New Jersey12New Mexico7New York39North Carolina33Ohio39Oklahoma9Oregon44Pennsylvania51Puerto Rico2Rhode Island1South Carolina19South Dakota5Tennessee25Texas183Utah66Vermont1Virginia54Washington71Wisconsin61Wyoming9
Frequently Asked Questions
261QB0400X questionsNPPES lists 1,543 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Clinic/Center Birthing).
Both. About 98% of these providers are registered as organizations and 2% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
It is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set. As an area of specialization, it falls under the Clinic/Center classification (parent code 261Q00000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of clinic/center birthing 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.
