Blood Banks
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 331L00000X
An institution (organization or distinct part thereof) that performs, or is responsible for the performance of, the collection, processing, storage, and/or issuance of human blood and blood components, intended for transfusion.
The institution may also collect, process, and/or distribute human tissue, including bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cells, intended for transplantation.
Department of Veterans Affairs VA Pharmacies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332100000X
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pharmacy refers to any location under VA jurisdiction where drugs are dispensed and Pharmaceutical Care is provided to enrolled veterans by licensed pharmacists.
JCAHO reviews the Pharmacy, utilizes the VA hospital’s DEA number, and has a designated NCPDP number.
VA facility pharmacies include Inpatient (Institutional), Outpatient, Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacies (CMOPs), Research, Addiction Treatment Centers, Long Term Care, and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics Pharmacies.
The VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management – Strategic Healthcare Group has oversight for professional and practice activities of VA Pharmacies.
Each pharmacy is under the direct supervision of a U.S. or U.S. territory-licensed pharmacist and has the necessary staffing to meet its designated scope of service.
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332B00000X
A supplier of medical equipment, such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient’s use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Emergency Response System Companies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 333300000X
A supplier of personal emergency response systems (PERS), which are electronic devices that enable patients to receive emergency assistance when needed.
The PERS is one of two different methodologies of notification:
(1) Where the patient summons emergency assistance themselves directly through the device
or
(2) Emergency assistance is summoned through secure activation by the caretaker/guardian, which sends the device location to emergency responders.
Eye Banks
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332G00000X
An eye bank procures and distributes eyes for transplant, education, and research.
To promote patient safety, donated eyes and donor medical histories are evaluated in accordance with the strict Medical Standards of the Eye Bank Association of America.
Eyewear Suppliers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332H00000X
An organization that provides spectacles, contact lenses, and other vision enhancement devices prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
Hearing Aid Equipment Providers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332S00000X
The manufacture and/or sale of electronic hearing aids, their parts, and related products and services on a national basis.
Home Delivered Meals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332U00000X
Home-delivered meals are services or activities designed to prepare and deliver one or more meals daily to an individual’s residence, aiming to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and feelings of isolation.
Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment, and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling; socialization services; and information and referral.
Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban Indian Health I/T/U Pharmacies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332800000X
An Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban Indian Health (I/T/U) Pharmacy means a pharmacy operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization, all of which are defined in Section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1603.
Medical Foods Suppliers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 335G00000X
A supplier of special replacement foods for clients with errors of metabolism that prohibit them from eating a regular diet.
Medical foods are often lacking in the compounds that can cause complications of metabolic disorders and are not generally available in grocery stores, health food stores, or pharmacies.
Military/U.S. Coast Guard Pharmacies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332000000X
A Department of Defense (DoD) or U.S. Coast Guard entity whose primary function is to store, prepare, and dispense pharmaceuticals and other associated items to Uniformed Services beneficiaries.
These pharmacies may be associated with a DoD or U.S. Coast Guard clinic, a DoD Hospital, or a freestanding facility.
Usually associated with outpatient services.
Non-Pharmacy Dispensing Sites
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 332900000X
A site other than a pharmacy that dispenses medicinal preparations under the supervision of a physician to patients for self-administration.
For example, physician offices, ERs, Urgent Care Centers, Rural Health Facilities, etc.
Organ Procurement Organizations
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 335U00000X
A federally designated organization that works with hospital personnel in the retrieval of organs for transplantation.
The federal government designates an OPO’s service area and the hospitals with which an OPO is to establish working relationships.
Pharmacies
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 333600000X
A facility used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations and other associated professional and administrative services.
Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Suppliers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 335V00000X
A supplier that provides one or more of the following portable services, including but not limited to x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), long-term EKG (Holter Monitor), bone densitometry, sonography, and other imaging services in accordance with all state and federal requirements, under the general supervision of a qualified physician.
All necessary resources are transported to the patient’s location, where the services are performed.
Prosthetic/Orthotic Suppliers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 335E00000X
An organization that provides prosthetic and orthotic care, which may include, but is not limited to, patient evaluation, prosthesis or orthosis design, fabrication, fitting, and modification to treat limb loss for purposes of restoring physiological function and/or cosmesis or to treat a neuromusculoskeletal disorder or acquired condition.