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204E00000XCurrent NUCC CodeIndividual Providers

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Providers

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians → Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

2,074 active providers in NPISignal’s imported NPPES dataset report this code as their primary taxonomy.

NUCC Definition

Taxonomy code
204E00000X
Grouping
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
NUCC display name
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)

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.

NUCC Source Notes

Source: American College of Surgeons, 2013. www.facs.org [7/1/2013: definition added, source added, additional resources added] Additional Resources: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons While this is generally considered a specialty of dentistry, physicians can also be board certified as oral and maxillofacial surgeons through the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Providers

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