Two New Dental Taxonomy Codes Added to NCTracks

Effective April 25, 2021, new taxonomy codes will be available for Dental providers in the NCTracks system. Please see the following chart for additional information about these new taxonomies.

Effective Date	Taxonomy	Taxonomy Code	Covered Payer
			DHB	DPH	DMH
April 1, 2020	Oral Medicinist	125Q00000X	X	X
April 1, 2020	Orofacial Pain Specialist	1223X2210X	X	X

The American Academy of Oral Medicine describes the Oral Medicinist as a dentist with advanced training specializing in the recognition and treatment of oral conditions resulting from the interrelationship between oral disease and systemic health. The Oral Medicinist manages clinical and non-surgical treatment of nondental pathologies affecting the oral and maxillofacial region, such as cancer, organ transplants, and acute and chronic pain. Activities include provision of interdisciplinary patient care in collaboration with medical specialists and other dentists in hospitals and outpatient medical clinics in the management of patients with complex medical conditions requiring multidisciplinary healthcare intervention.

The American Academy of Orofacial Pain describes the Orofacial Pain Specialist as a dentist who assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients with complex chronic orofacial pain and dysfunction disorders, oromotor and jaw behavior disorders, and chronic head/neck pain.

The Provider Permission Matrix, which can be found under Quick Links on the Provider Enrollment webpage, will be updated to show the license/certification requirements for enrollment of these new taxonomy codes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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