Dental Assistant Taxonomy Code: 126800000X
The taxonomy code for Dental Assistant is 126800000X. 2,847 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Dental Providers
- Classification
- Dental Assistant
- Code
126800000X
An individual who may or may not have completed an accredited dental assisting education program and who aids the dentist in providing patient care services and performs other nonclinical duties in the dental office or other patient care facility. The scope of the patient care functions that may be legally delegated to the dental assistant varies based on the needs of the dentist the educational preparation of the dental assistant and state dental practice acts and regulations. Patient care services are provided under the supervision of a dentist. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental assistant should be used to describe this dental auxiliary.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Dental Assistant providers by state
- California 977
- Oregon 300
- Ohio 184
- Washington 183
- Colorado 159
- Texas 128
- Nevada 99
- Georgia 91
- Florida 62
- Tennessee 48
- Kentucky 47
- Arizona 35
- New York 33
- New Mexico 31
- Missouri 31
- North Carolina 29
- Alaska 28
- Minnesota 27
- Oklahoma 26
- Michigan 24
- Pennsylvania 23
- Hawaii 22
- Virginia 20
- New Jersey 20
- Puerto Rico 16
- Massachusetts 16
- Louisiana 16
- Kansas 16
- Maine 14
- Montana 13
- Maryland 11
- Iowa 11
- South Carolina 10
- North Dakota 10
- Indiana 10
- Nebraska 8
- District of Columbia 8
- Arkansas 8
- Idaho 7
- Alabama 7
- South Dakota 6
- Utah 5
- Illinois 5
- Connecticut 5
- West Virginia 4
- Wisconsin 3
- Guam 3
- Delaware 3
- Vermont 2
- Wyoming 1
- New Hampshire 1
- Mississippi 1
How taxonomy codes are used
Providers choose one or more taxonomy codes when they apply for an NPI, and mark one as primary. Payers use the taxonomy on claims and enrollment to match the provider type and specialty, so the code on the claim should match the taxonomy on the NPPES record.