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208M00000XCurrent NUCC CodeIndividual Providers

Hospitalist Providers

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians → Hospitalist

31,348 active providers in NPISignal’s imported NPPES dataset report this code as their primary taxonomy.

NUCC Definition

Taxonomy code
208M00000X
Grouping
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification
Hospitalist
NUCC display name
Hospitalist Physician

Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

NUCC Source Notes

Source: American Society of Hospital Medicine, 2007. http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/ [7/1/2009: definition added] Additional Resources: Hospitalist is a recognized fellowship specialty program offered by many medical institutions. There is no board certification for the specialty at this point.

Providers

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Where These Providers Practice

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