Local Education Agency (LEA) Taxonomy Code: 251300000X
The taxonomy code for Local Education Agency (LEA) is 251300000X. 16,131 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Agencies
- Classification
- Local Education Agency (LEA)
- Code
251300000X
The term local education agency means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State to either provide administrative control or direction of, or perform a service function for public schools serving individuals ages 0 - 21 in a state, city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision including a combination of school districts or counties recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public schools. An LEA may provide, or employ professional who provide, services to children included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), such services may include, but are not limited to, such medical services as physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Local Education Agency (LEA) providers by state
- New York 1,423
- California 1,223
- Texas 1,169
- Ohio 988
- Illinois 949
- Pennsylvania 777
- Minnesota 605
- Florida 549
- New Jersey 509
- Missouri 505
- Wisconsin 455
- Iowa 416
- Massachusetts 406
- Indiana 394
- Arizona 367
- Arkansas 357
- Washington 356
- Maine 350
- Kansas 342
- Oklahoma 287
- Louisiana 233
- Nebraska 211
- Georgia 210
- Montana 199
- Idaho 190
- New Hampshire 186
- Oregon 185
- Kentucky 184
- North Carolina 177
- Connecticut 158
- Rhode Island 152
- South Dakota 151
- South Carolina 148
- Virginia 137
- Alabama 137
- Colorado 123
- West Virginia 119
- New Mexico 100
- Tennessee 96
- District of Columbia 91
- Maryland 89
- Michigan 81
- Utah 76
- Mississippi 57
- Vermont 55
- Delaware 49
- Nevada 35
- North Dakota 29
- Alaska 20
- Puerto Rico 14
- Wyoming 10
- Hawaii 2
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.