Taxonomy code

225XF0002X: Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist

225XF0002X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Occupational Therapist, Feeding, Eating & Swallowing, in the Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers group.

Code details

Code
225XF0002X
Grouping
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Classification
Occupational Therapist
Specialization
Feeding, Eating & Swallowing
Display name
Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist
Used by
Individuals (NPI-1)

NUCC definition

Occupational therapists provide interventions to clients of all ages with feeding, eating and swallowing difficulties. Occupational therapists provide comprehensive rehabilitative, habilitative, and palliative dysphagia care, which includes collaborating with clients to provide individualized compensatory swallowing strategies, modified diet textures, adapted mealtime environments, enhanced feeding skills, preparatory exercises and positioning to clients, reinforcement of mealtime strategies to enhance and improve swallowing skills, and training to caregivers to enhance eating and feeding performance. Occupational therapists provide screening and in-depth clinical assessment which may include instrumental dysphagia assessments including videofluroscopy.

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