Taxonomy code 207QH0002X
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician taxonomy code: 207QH0002X
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
About this code
- Code
- 207QH0002X
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Family Medicine
- Specialization
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Providers choose taxonomy code 207QH0002X (Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine) when they apply for or update their NPI. A provider can list several codes and marks one as primary; the code describes the type of care, not a license or board certification.
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Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.