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.
Related taxonomy codes
- 251B00000X — Case Management Agency
- 251S00000X — Community/Behavioral Health Agency
- 251C00000X — Developmentally Disabled Services Day Training Agency
- 252Y00000X — Early Intervention Provider Agency
- 253J00000X — Foster Care Agency
- 251F00000X — Home Infusion Agency
- 251G00000X — Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- 253Z00000X — In Home Supportive Care Agency
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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-09.