Foster Care Agency: NPI taxonomy code 253J00000X
Taxonomy code 253J00000X is Foster Care Agency, in the Agencies group.
2,223 active NPIs list it as their primary specialty (<0.1% of all).
| Code | 253J00000X |
|---|---|
| Group | Agencies |
| Classification | Foster Care Agency |
| Used for | organizations (the code is in NUCC's Non-Individual section) |
| Active NPIs, primary specialty | 2,223 (803 individuals, 1,420 organizations) |
What NUCC says: A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as "24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes." Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether… (excerpt of the NUCC 26.1 definition)
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Where they are
| State | Active NPIs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 259 | 11.7% |
| Massachusetts | 204 | 9.2% |
| Nevada | 201 | 9.0% |
| Michigan | 187 | 8.4% |
| Minnesota | 145 | 6.5% |
| Texas | 142 | 6.4% |
| California | 139 | 6.3% |
| Florida | 131 | 5.9% |
| Arizona | 107 | 4.8% |
| North Carolina | 79 | 3.6% |
Top states by practice location, from the NPPES file of September 13, 2026.
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.