Taxonomy Code 367500000X
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 367500000X
- Grouping:
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
- Classification:
- Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Code Level:
- Level II - Classification
- Definition:
- (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
- Medicare Specialty Code: Medicare Specialty Code Crosswalk
Health care providers and suppliers who are eligible to enroll in Medicare can use this crosswalk that links the taxonomy code with its appropriate medicare specialty code. - 43 - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Notes:
- Sources: (1) Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL, and Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988. (2) 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. 548.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 367500000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for nurse anesthetist, certified registered grouped under physician assistants & advanced practice nursing providers. NPI records indicate a total of 91,521 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is nurse anesthetist, certified registered of which 50,929 are registered as females, 34,192 registered as males and 6,400 are organizations.
367500000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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