Taxonomy code 207SM0001X
Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician taxonomy code: 207SM0001X
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
About this code
- Code
- 207SM0001X
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Medical Genetics
- Specialization
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A board certified subspecialty, the molecular genetic pathologist is expert in the principles, theory and technologies of molecular biology and molecular genetics. This expertise is used to make or confirm diagnoses of Mendelian genetic disorders, of human development, infectious diseases and malignancies and to assess the natural history of those disorders. A molecular genetic pathologist provides information about gene structure, function and alteration, and applies laboratory techniques for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for individuals with related disorders.
Providers choose taxonomy code 207SM0001X (Medical Genetics, Molecular Genetic Pathology) 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.