Taxonomy code

207PE0005X: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician

207PE0005X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Emergency Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, in the Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians group.

Code details

Code
207PE0005X
Grouping
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification
Emergency Medicine
Specialization
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Display name
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
Used by
Individuals (NPI-1)

NUCC definition

A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.

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