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133N00000XCurrent NUCC CodeIndividual Providers

Nutritionist Providers

Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers → Nutritionist

4,500 active providers in NPISignal’s imported NPPES dataset report this code as their primary taxonomy.

NUCC Definition

Taxonomy code
133N00000X
Grouping
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers
Classification
Nutritionist
NUCC display name
Nutritionist

A specialist in adapting and applying food and nutrient knowledge to the solution of food and nutritional problems, the control of disease, and the promotion of health. Nutritionists perform research, instruct groups and individuals about nutritional requirements, and assist people in developing meal patterns that meet their nutritional needs; (2) A nutritionist is someone who has completed undergraduate and/or graduate training in the discipline of nutrition without necessarily meeting the academic and experience requirements to qualify for the Registered Dietitian designation.

NUCC Source Notes

Source: (1) Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988.

Providers

A sample of active providers reporting this taxonomy code.

Where These Providers Practice

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