Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) Taxonomy Code: 204E00000X
The taxonomy code for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) is 204E00000X. 2,070 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Code
204E00000X
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. They are also trained to administer anesthesia, and provide care in an office setting. They are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgery.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) providers by state
- California 222
- Texas 132
- New York 125
- Florida 117
- Pennsylvania 113
- Massachusetts 109
- Illinois 81
- Washington 80
- Michigan 74
- North Carolina 70
- New Jersey 66
- Virginia 60
- Ohio 57
- Georgia 50
- Minnesota 48
- Arizona 44
- Maryland 43
- Alabama 43
- Tennessee 41
- Oregon 38
- Connecticut 38
- Colorado 38
- Kentucky 36
- Louisiana 34
- Utah 33
- South Carolina 32
- Missouri 32
- Indiana 25
- Nevada 19
- Nebraska 17
- Wisconsin 16
- Arkansas 16
- Maine 10
- West Virginia 9
- Puerto Rico 9
- Montana 9
- Kansas 9
- Oklahoma 8
- Idaho 8
- New Hampshire 7
- Hawaii 7
- Mississippi 6
- Delaware 6
- North Dakota 5
- District of Columbia 5
- Alaska 5
- Wyoming 4
- Rhode Island 4
- Iowa 4
- Vermont 2
- South Dakota 2
- New Mexico 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.