Periodontics Taxonomy Code: 1223P0300X
The taxonomy code for Periodontics is 1223P0300X. 8,826 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Dental Providers
- Classification
- Dentist
- Specialization
- Periodontics
- Code
1223P0300X
That specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function and esthetics of these structures and tissues.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Periodontics providers by state
- California 1,203
- New York 691
- Florida 644
- Texas 631
- Massachusetts 524
- New Jersey 397
- Pennsylvania 318
- Illinois 300
- Virginia 283
- Washington 264
- Michigan 250
- Ohio 247
- North Carolina 231
- Georgia 220
- Maryland 203
- Colorado 198
- Arizona 170
- Connecticut 146
- South Carolina 132
- Minnesota 124
- Indiana 110
- Oregon 109
- Tennessee 100
- Wisconsin 97
- Missouri 96
- Kentucky 89
- Alabama 78
- Louisiana 76
- Puerto Rico 74
- Oklahoma 70
- Kansas 62
- Iowa 62
- Nevada 61
- Utah 60
- New Hampshire 53
- Hawaii 53
- Nebraska 40
- Rhode Island 38
- Idaho 38
- Mississippi 33
- District of Columbia 33
- Maine 32
- New Mexico 30
- Arkansas 30
- Delaware 29
- West Virginia 20
- South Dakota 16
- Montana 16
- Vermont 15
- Alaska 11
- North Dakota 9
- Wyoming 8
- Virgin Islands 1
- Guam 1
Related Dentist taxonomy codes
| Code | Specialty |
|---|---|
122300000X | Dentist |
1223D0001X | Public Health Dentistry |
1223D0004X | Dental Anesthesiology |
1223E0200X | Endodontics |
1223G0001X | General Practice Dentistry |
1223P0106X | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry |
1223P0221X | Pediatric Dentistry |
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.