Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / 2080B0002X
Individual · specialization · Medicare specialty 37
2080B0002X Pediatric Obesity Medicine Physician
2080B0002X is the taxonomy code for Obesity Medicine, a specialization of Pediatrics, in the NUCC group “Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians”. It is a code for individual providers — the kind used on a Type 1 NPI. Medicare maps it to specialty 37, Physician/Pediatric Medicine, under which 56,331 practitioners are enrolled.
- 1Taxonomy code 2080B0002X
- 2Level Specialization
- 3Medicare specialty 37 Physician/Pediatric Medicine
- 4Codes in this group 238
Definition
A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1
Where 2080B0002X sits
- Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians — code 151 of 238 in the group
- Classification: Pediatrics 208000000X
- Specialization: Obesity Medicine 2080B0002X
Choose 2080B0002X over the general Pediatrics code (208000000X) when the provider's training or certification is specifically in obesity medicine; the general code covers the classification as a whole. A provider may report more than one taxonomy code on an NPI but marks one as primary.
Medicare
CMS's taxonomy crosswalk links 2080B0002X to Medicare specialty 37 (Physician/Pediatric Medicine). That specialty — not the taxonomy code itself — is what Medicare enrollment records and uses for payment. 56,331 practitioners are enrolled under it nationally, and 23 other taxonomy codes map to the same specialty.
Other codes under the same Medicare specialty: 208000000X Pediatrics Physician; 2080A0000X Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician; 2080C0008X Child Abuse Pediatrics Physician; 2080H0002X Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician; 2080I0007X Pediatric Clinical & Laboratory Immunology Physician; 2080N0001X Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician; 2080P0006X Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician; 2080P0008X Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician; and 15 more.
Related codes
| Code | Pediatrics — other specializations |
|---|---|
| 2080T0002X | Medical Toxicology |
| 2080N0001X | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
| 2080P0008X | Neurodevelopmental Disabilities |
| 2080P0201X | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology |
| 2080P0202X | Pediatric Cardiology |
| 2080P0203X | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine |
The nearest 6 of 24 other codes under Pediatrics; all are on the group page.
History of 2080B0002X
2080B0002X was added to the code set in 2015.
- 2015-07-01 — new
Similar codes in other groups
If 2080B0002X is not quite right, these codes in other groups share a word with it — often the same field practised by a different kind of provider:
- 125Q00000X Oral Medicine Dentistry (Dental Providers)
- 133VN1201X Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian (Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers)
- 163WC0200X Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse (Nursing Service Providers)
- 173000000X Legal Medicine (Other Service Providers)
- 1835E0208X Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (Pharmacy Service Providers)
- 364SC0200X Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist (Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers)
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Using 2080B0002X
The code goes in the taxonomy field of the NPI application in NPPES, and on claims where a payer asks for it — box 24J (shaded) or 33b on the CMS-1500 with the ZZ qualifier, or the PRV segment of an 837 electronic claim. Payers match it against the taxonomy on the NPI record and, for Medicare, against the specialty on the enrollment, so all three should agree. To see which code a provider uses, search their NPI in the lookup.
Sources: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1 (CSV); CMS Medicare Provider and Supplier Taxonomy Crosswalk, August 2026; CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment, extract of 2026-09-29. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.