Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Taxonomy Code: 207RS0010X
The taxonomy code for Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is 207RS0010X. 493 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Internal Medicine
- Specialization
- Sports Medicine
- Code
207RS0010X
An internist trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers by state
- California 64
- New York 51
- Florida 37
- New Jersey 34
- Illinois 26
- Texas 22
- Pennsylvania 22
- North Carolina 16
- Wisconsin 13
- Tennessee 13
- Ohio 13
- Massachusetts 13
- Georgia 13
- Utah 12
- Colorado 11
- Oregon 10
- Maryland 10
- Arizona 8
- Washington 7
- Virginia 7
- Michigan 7
- Indiana 7
- Oklahoma 6
- Hawaii 6
- Connecticut 6
- Alabama 6
- West Virginia 5
- South Carolina 4
- New Hampshire 4
- Missouri 4
- Minnesota 4
- Kentucky 4
- Nevada 3
- Maine 3
- Delaware 3
- South Dakota 2
- Rhode Island 2
- Puerto Rico 2
- Montana 2
- Mississippi 2
- Iowa 2
- Vermont 1
- Nebraska 1
- North Dakota 1
- Louisiana 1
- Kansas 1
- Arkansas 1
- Alaska 1
Related Internal Medicine taxonomy codes
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.