Public Health Dentistry Taxonomy Code: 1223D0001X
The taxonomy code for Public Health Dentistry is 1223D0001X. 1,806 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Dental Providers
- Classification
- Dentist
- Specialization
- Dental Public Health
- Code
1223D0001X
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Public Health Dentistry providers by state
- California 255
- Texas 129
- Florida 119
- North Carolina 82
- Michigan 77
- Massachusetts 77
- Virginia 67
- New York 59
- Illinois 55
- Georgia 52
- Arizona 47
- Tennessee 46
- Pennsylvania 44
- Ohio 44
- Colorado 44
- Missouri 40
- Washington 39
- Maryland 38
- Oregon 34
- New Jersey 33
- Oklahoma 32
- South Carolina 31
- Minnesota 30
- New Mexico 26
- Utah 20
- Kansas 18
- Connecticut 18
- Kentucky 17
- Indiana 17
- Alaska 16
- Louisiana 15
- Alabama 15
- Wisconsin 14
- Iowa 14
- Nevada 13
- Montana 12
- Puerto Rico 11
- New Hampshire 11
- North Dakota 11
- Arkansas 11
- Hawaii 10
- District of Columbia 10
- Maine 9
- Idaho 6
- Wyoming 5
- South Dakota 5
- Rhode Island 5
- Nebraska 5
- American Samoa 5
- West Virginia 4
- Delaware 3
- Vermont 2
- Virgin Islands 2
- Mississippi 2
Related Dentist taxonomy codes
| Code | Specialty |
|---|---|
122300000X | Dentist |
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.