Taxonomy codes / Nursing Service Providers
59 codes · 4 classifications · Individual
Nursing Service Providers
The NUCC group “Nursing Service Providers” holds 59 taxonomy codes across 4 classifications. 1 of them map to a Medicare specialty in CMS's crosswalk. All are codes for individual providers, used on a Type 1 NPI.
- 1First code in the group 164W00000X
- 2Codes 59
- 3With a Medicare crosswalk 1
- 4Classifications 4
Licensed Practical Nurse
An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states. — NUCC definition of 164W00000X
| Code | Specialization | Medicare specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 164W00000X | (general) | — |
Licensed Psychiatric Technician
An individual licensed by the state board as a Psychiatric Technician based upon completion of a prescribed course of theory and clinical practice, with two thirds of the clinical practice time focused on mental and developmental disorders. The psychiatric technician practices under the direct supervision of a physician, psychologist, registered nurse or other professional to provide care to patients with mental disorders and developmental disabilities. — NUCC definition of 167G00000X
| Code | Specialization | Medicare specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 167G00000X | (general) | — |
Licensed Vocational Nurse
An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. [An alternate term for licensed practical nurse arising from difference in occupational titles between states and post-high school training programs and institutions.] Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states. — NUCC definition of 164X00000X
| Code | Specialization | Medicare specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 164X00000X | (general) | — |
Registered Nurse
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span. — NUCC definition of 163W00000X
| Code | Specialization | Medicare specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 163W00000X | (general) | — |
| 163WA0400X | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) | — |
| 163WA2000X | Administrator | — |
| 163WP2201X | Ambulatory Care | — |
| 163WC3500X | Cardiac Rehabilitation | 31 Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| 163WC0400X | Case Management | — |
| 163WC1400X | College Health | — |
| 163WC1500X | Community Health | — |
| 163WC2100X | Continence Care | — |
| 163WC1600X | Continuing Education/Staff Development | — |
| 163WC0200X | Critical Care Medicine | — |
| 163WD0400X | Diabetes Educator | — |
| 163WD1100X | Dialysis, Peritoneal | — |
| 163WE0003X | Emergency | — |
| 163WE0900X | Enterostomal Therapy | — |
| 163WF0300X | Flight | — |
| 163WG0100X | Gastroenterology | — |
| 163WG0000X | General Practice | — |
| 163WG0600X | Gerontology | — |
| 163WH0500X | Hemodialysis | — |
| 163WH0200X | Home Health | — |
| 163WH1000X | Hospice | — |
| 163WI0600X | Infection Control | — |
| 163WI0500X | Infusion Therapy | — |
| 163WL0100X | Lactation Consultant | — |
| 163WM0102X | Maternal Newborn | — |
| 163WM0705X | Medical-Surgical | — |
| 163WN0002X | Neonatal Intensive Care | — |
| 163WN0003X | Neonatal, Low-Risk | — |
| 163WN0300X | Nephrology | — |
| 163WN0800X | Neuroscience | — |
| 163WM1400X | Nurse Massage Therapist (NMT) | — |
| 163WN1003X | Nutrition Support | — |
| 163WX0002X | Obstetric, High-Risk | — |
| 163WX0003X | Obstetric, Inpatient | — |
| 163WX0106X | Occupational Health | — |
| 163WX0200X | Oncology | — |
| 163WX1100X | Ophthalmic | — |
| 163WX0800X | Orthopedic | — |
| 163WX1500X | Ostomy Care | — |
| 163WX0601X | Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck | — |
| 163WP0000X | Pain Management | — |
| 163WP0218X | Pediatric Oncology | — |
| 163WP0200X | Pediatrics | — |
| 163WP1700X | Perinatal | — |
| 163WS0121X | Plastic Surgery | — |
| 163WP0808X | Psychiatric/Mental Health | — |
| 163WP0809X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult | — |
| 163WP0807X | Psychiatric/Mental Health, Child & Adolescent | — |
| 163WR0006X | Registered Nurse First Assistant A perioperative registered nurse who works in collaboration with the surgeon and other health care team members to achieve optimal outcomes. The RNFA has acquired the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice. Intraoperatively, the RNFA assists the surgeon. | — |
| 163WR0400X | Rehabilitation | — |
| 163WR1000X | Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility | — |
| 163WS0200X | School | — |
| 163WU0100X | Urology | — |
| 163WW0101X | Women's Health Care, Ambulatory | — |
| 163WW0000X | Wound Care | — |
Medicare specialties in this group
1 of the 59 codes in Nursing Service Providers map to 1 Medicare specialty. The enrollment figure is the number of NPIs enrolled in Medicare under that specialty nationally.
| Medicare specialty | Codes mapped | Enrolled NPIs |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation | 1 | 0 |
Sources: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1 (CSV); CMS Medicare Provider and Supplier Taxonomy Crosswalk, August 2026. Checked 2026-10-24.