251E00000X — Home Health Agency

251E00000X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Home Health Agency (organizations). 93,591 providers in our latest NPPES snapshot list it as their primary taxonomy.

Taxonomy code 251E00000X
Display name Home Health Agency
Grouping Agencies
Classification Home Health
Section Non-Individual
Directory Home Health provider directory

Definition

A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Definition from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.

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Frequently asked questions

What does taxonomy code 251E00000X mean?
251E00000X is the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code for Home Health Agency in the "Agencies" grouping. It classifies organizations and non-individual providers.
Where is the taxonomy code used?
Providers select a taxonomy code when applying for an NPI, and it appears on insurance claims (CMS-1500 box 33b / 837 electronic claims) to identify the provider's classification. Payers may require the taxonomy that matches your credential and license.
How do I find providers with taxonomy 251E00000X?
Browse the Home Health directory, or use the NPI search and filter by state.

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-09.