Physicians Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208000000X
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As of today, the following are the total number of Pediatricians nationally, in your state, and near your location.
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The following are the total number of Pediatricians who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
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What do Pediatricians do?
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood.
Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.
A pediatrician deals with biological, social, and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Adolescent Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080A0000X
A pediatrician who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological, and social characteristics of adolescents, as well as their healthcare problems and needs.
Child Abuse Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080C0008X
A Child Abuse Pediatrician serves as a resource to children, families, and communities by accurately diagnosing abuse; consulting with community agencies on child safety; providing expertise in courts of law; treating consequences of abuse and neglect; directing child abuse and neglect prevention programs; participating on multidisciplinary teams investigating; and managing child abuse cases.
Clinical & Laboratory Immunology Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080I0007X
A pediatrician who specializes in clinical and laboratory immunology disease management.
Critical Care Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0203X
A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent.
This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients, as well as the support of vital physiological functions.
This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.
Developmental – Behavioral Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0006X
A developmental-behavioral specialist is a pediatrician with special training and experience who aims to foster understanding and promotion of optimal development of children and families through research, education, clinical care, and advocacy efforts.
This physician assists in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of developmental difficulties and problematic behaviors in children, as well as in addressing family dysfunctions that compromise children’s development.
Emergency Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0204X
A pediatrician who has special qualifications to manage emergencies in infants and children.
Hematology & Oncology Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0207X
A pediatrician trained in the combination of pediatrics, hematology, and oncology to recognize and manage pediatric blood disorders and cancerous diseases.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080H0002X
A pediatrician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses.
This specialist collaborates with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life by addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of both the patient and the family throughout the disease, the dying process, and beyond.
This specialist has expertise in assessing patients with advanced disease and relieving distressing symptoms.
They coordinate interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues, use specialized care systems, including hospice, manage patients who are imminently dying, and make legal and ethical decisions in end-of-life care.
Infectious Diseases Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0208X
A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
This specialist can apply specific knowledge to achieve better outcomes for pediatric infections with complicated courses.
These underlying diseases predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, complex or investigational treatments, and uncommon diseases.
Medical Toxicology Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080T0002X
Medical toxicologists are physicians who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of injuries and illnesses resulting from exposures to drugs, chemicals, biological, and radiological agents.
Medical toxicologists care for people in clinical, academic, governmental, and public health settings and provide poison control center leadership.
Significant areas of medical toxicology include acute drug poisoning, adverse drug events, drug abuse, addiction and withdrawal, chemicals and hazardous materials, terrorism preparedness, venomous bites and stings, and environmental and workplace exposures.
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080N0001X
A pediatrician who is the principal care provider for sick newborn infants.
Clinical expertise is used for direct patient care and for consulting with obstetrical colleagues to plan for the care of mothers who have high-risk pregnancies.
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0008X
A pediatrician who specializes in the treatment of individuals with developmental delays and learning disorders associated with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, and other chronic neurologic conditions.
Obesity Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080B0002X
A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency and a thorough understanding of the genetic, biological, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to it.
The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy.
The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals, and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results.
Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre-, peri-, and post-surgical care for bariatric surgery patients, promotes obesity prevention, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0201X
A pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, allergic reactions, and immunologic diseases in children.
Pediatric Cardiologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0202X
A pediatric cardiologist provides comprehensive care to patients with cardiovascular problems.
Pediatric Endocrinologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0205X
A pediatrician who provides expert care to infants, children, and adolescents who have diseases that result from an abnormality in the endocrine glands (glands that secrete hormones).
These diseases include diabetes mellitus, growth failure, unusual size for age, early or late pubertal development, birth defects, disorders of the genital region, and disorders of the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands.
Pediatric Gastroenterologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0206X
A pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive systems of infants, children, and adolescents.
This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice, and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using lighted scopes to see internal organs.
Pediatric Nephrologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0210X
A pediatrician who deals with the normal and abnormal development and maturation of the kidney and urinary tract, the mechanisms by which the kidney can be damaged, the evaluation and treatment of renal diseases, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hypertension, and renal replacement therapy.
Pediatric Nutrition Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P1004X
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of disease states with a metabolic component).
Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
Pediatric Pulmonologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0214X
A pediatrician dedicated to the prevention and treatment of all respiratory diseases affecting infants, children, and young adults.
This specialist is knowledgeable about the growth and development of the lung, assessment of respiratory function in infants and children, and experienced in a variety of invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques.
Pediatric Rheumatologists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080P0216X
A pediatrician who treats diseases of joints, muscles, bones, and tendons.
A pediatric rheumatologist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries, and “collagen” diseases.
Sleep Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080S0012X
A Pediatrician who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders.
Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches.
Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep-related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias, and sleep-related movement disorders.
Sports Medicine Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080S0010X
A pediatrician who is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness.
A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury.
Knowledge about special areas of medicine, such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment, prevention, and referral practice), and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle, is essential to the practice of sports medicine.
The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge needed to improve the healthcare of individuals engaged in physical exercise (sports), whether as individuals or in team participation.
Transplant Hepatology Pediatricians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2080T0004X
A pediatrician with expertise in transplant hepatology possesses the special knowledge and skills required of pediatric gastroenterologists to care for patients before and after hepatic transplantation, covering all phases of the procedure.