Taxonomy code 208G00000X
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician taxonomy code: 208G00000X
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
About this code
- Code
- 208G00000X
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
Providers choose taxonomy code 208G00000X (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)) 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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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers
- Ahmad Aftab Khan, M.D.Newark, DE
- Matthew Edward Hennig, MDJeffersonville, IN
- Fardad Esmailian, MDLos Angeles, CA
- Michael Peter Gibson, MDFairfield, OH
Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.