225XF0002X — Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist
225XF0002X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist, a specialization within Occupational Therapist (individual providers). 55 providers in our latest NPPES snapshot list it as their primary taxonomy.
| Taxonomy code | 225XF0002X |
|---|---|
| Display name | Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist |
| Grouping | Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers |
| Classification | Occupational Therapist |
| Specialization | Feeding, Eating & Swallowing |
| Section | Individual |
| Directory | Occupational Therapist provider directory |
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.
Definition from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Related taxonomy codes
- 225X00000X — Occupational Therapist
- 225XR0403X — Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XE0001X — Environmental Modification Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XE1200X — Ergonomics Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XG0600X — Gerontology Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XH1200X — Hand Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XH1300X — Human Factors Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
- 225XL0004X — Low Vision Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)
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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-09.