Legal Medicine (M.D./D.O.) Physician: NPI taxonomy code 209800000X
Taxonomy code 209800000X is Legal Medicine, in the Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians group.
101 active NPIs list it as their primary specialty (<0.1% of all).
| Code | 209800000X |
|---|---|
| Group | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Classification | Legal Medicine |
| Used for | individual providers (the code is in NUCC's Individual section) |
| Active NPIs, primary specialty | 101 (72 individuals, 29 organizations) |
What NUCC says: Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. (excerpt of the NUCC 26.1 definition)
Find Legal Medicine (M.D./D.O.) Physician providers
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Where they are
| State | Active NPIs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 21 | 20.8% |
| Texas | 8 | 7.9% |
| Georgia | 7 | 6.9% |
| New York | 7 | 6.9% |
| Florida | 6 | 5.9% |
| Ohio | 6 | 5.9% |
| Arizona | 5 | 5.0% |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 4.0% |
| Tennessee | 4 | 4.0% |
| Virginia | 4 | 4.0% |
Top states by practice location, from the NPPES file of September 13, 2026.
Related specialties
- Legal Medicine 1,847
Specialty definitions are from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (version 26.1). Which code to use on a claim depends on your NPPES record and your payer. See taxonomy codes explained.