Dentist Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
The taxonomy code for Dentist is 122300000X. 124,217 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Dental Providers
- Classification
- Dentist
- Code
122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Dentist providers by state
- California 19,702
- Texas 9,478
- Florida 8,209
- New York 7,568
- Illinois 6,027
- Michigan 4,478
- Pennsylvania 4,228
- Massachusetts 3,864
- Washington 3,745
- New Jersey 3,629
- Ohio 3,577
- North Carolina 3,202
- Virginia 3,184
- Georgia 2,695
- Arizona 2,676
- Colorado 2,643
- Maryland 2,454
- Minnesota 2,215
- Wisconsin 2,119
- Indiana 2,111
- Tennessee 2,024
- Missouri 1,976
- Oregon 1,573
- South Carolina 1,545
- Oklahoma 1,391
- Kentucky 1,303
- Alabama 1,181
- Nevada 1,145
- Louisiana 1,131
- Connecticut 1,122
- Utah 982
- Iowa 898
- Kansas 843
- Nebraska 803
- New Mexico 778
- Arkansas 735
- Mississippi 701
- Idaho 594
- Puerto Rico 579
- Hawaii 577
- West Virginia 539
- New Hampshire 532
- Maine 497
- Alaska 459
- District of Columbia 433
- Rhode Island 351
- Montana 343
- South Dakota 314
- North Dakota 295
- Delaware 279
- Vermont 236
- Wyoming 189
- Guam 28
- Virgin Islands 16
- American Samoa 11
- Northern Mariana Islands 10
Related Dentist taxonomy codes
| Code | Specialty |
|---|---|
1223D0001X | Public Health Dentistry |
1223D0004X | Dental Anesthesiology |
1223E0200X | Endodontics |
1223G0001X | General Practice Dentistry |
1223P0106X | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry |
1223P0221X | Pediatric Dentistry |
1223P0300X | Periodontics |
1223P0700X | Prosthodontics |
1223S0112X | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
1223X0008X | Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Dentistry |
1223X0400X | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
1223X2210X | Orofacial Pain Dentistry |
125Q00000X | Oral Medicine Dentistry |
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.