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222Z00000XCurrent NUCC CodeIndividual Providers

Orthotist Providers

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers → Orthotist

1,338 active providers in NPISignal’s imported NPPES dataset report this code as their primary taxonomy.

NUCC Definition

Taxonomy code
222Z00000X
Grouping
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Classification
Orthotist
NUCC display name
Orthotist

A health care professional who is specifically educated and trained to manage comprehensive orthotic patient care, including musculoskeletal and neuromuscular anomalies resulting from injuries or disease processes involving the lower extremity, upper extremity or spinal segment/s and positional deformation of the cranium. Orthotists assess specific patient needs, formulate an appropriate treatment plan, implement the treatment plan and provide follow-up care.

NUCC Source Notes

Source: American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics, Inc. [7/1/2010: modified, 7/1/2013: modified] Additional Resources: American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., www.abcop.org and Board of Certification/Accreditation, International, www.bocusa.org.

Providers

A sample of active providers reporting this taxonomy code.

Where These Providers Practice

States with the most active providers reporting this taxonomy code.