Ambulance Taxonomy Code 341600000X

341600000X Level II - Classification
8,013Registered providers
59Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
56States & territories
Definition

An emergency vehicle used for transporting patients to a health care facility after injury or illness. Types of ambulances used in the United States include ground (surface) ambulance, rotor-wing (helicopter), and fixed-wing aircraft (airplane).

Code Details for 341600000X

ClassificationAmbulance
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJuly 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 37.

About Taxonomy Code 341600000X

The taxonomy code 341600000X identifies Ambulance within the Transportation Services 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 8,013 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 7,887 (98%) are registered as organizations and 126 (2%) as individual providers. The states with the most ambulance providers are Texas (1,047), Ohio (833), Pennsylvania (435). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 59 (Ambulance Service Provider).

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

8,013Total providers
7,887Organizations 98%
126Individuals 2%
37Female
89Male

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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Ambulance Providers by State

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

Frequently Asked Questions

NPPES lists 8,013 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Ambulance).

Both. About 98% of these providers are registered as organizations and 2% as individuals.

It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 59 (Ambulance Service Provider).

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 ambulance 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.