Occupational Health is that specialty within the chiropractic profession that deals with the prevention and management of work related injuries. It also considers and assists clients with State and Federal Compliance assistance. Occupational Health goes much farther than simply treating injured workers however. This may mean working with clients to promote optimum safety and ergonomic principles, interacting with the injured worker to promote safety and prevent future injuries, assisting a company with accident investigation to identify root cause, redesigning a workstation to eliminate hazards, working with safety teams, providing training programs etc. The list of potential services that the specialist can interact with a client company or patient is lengthy and varied involving both in office services as well as on site services.
| Specialty | Taxonomy Code | |
|---|---|---|
| * | Occupational Health | 111NX0100X |
| Chiropractor | 111N00000X | |
| Chiropractor - Nutrition | 111NN1001X | |
| Independent Medical Examiner | 111NI0013X |
* Indicates primary specialty
| NPI Number | 1881868255 |
| Credentials | DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) |
| Entity | Individual |
| Enumeration date | 04/16/2008 |
| Last updated | 04/20/2010 - About 16 years ago |
| Sole proprietor1 | No |
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| Hospital affiliation | n/a |
1 A sole proprietor/sole proprietorship is an individual, and as such, is eligible for a single NPI number. The sole proprietor must apply for the NPI number using his or her own Social Security Number (SSN), not an Employer Identification Number (EIN) even if he/she has an EIN.
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