Offices of Physicians

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized medicine (e.g., anesthesiology, oncology, ophthalmology, psychiatry) or surgery. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Establishments of independent mental health practitioners (except physicians) are classified in Industry 62133, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians);

  Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)62133

• Establishments of oral pathologists are classified in Industry 62121, Offices of Dentists;

  Offices of Dentists62121

• Establishments of speech or voice pathologists are classified in Industry 62134, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists;

  Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists62134

• Establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential counseling services for substance abuse, mental health, suicide intervention, and other crisis intervention social services to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families are classified in Industry Group 6241, Individual and Family Services.

  Individual and Family Services6241

• Health maintenance organization (HMO) medical centers; freestanding medical centers primarily engaged in providing emergency medical care for accident or trauma victims and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers primarily engaged in providing surgery on an outpatient basis; and outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries are classified in Industry 62149, Other Outpatient Care Centers;

  Other Outpatient Care Centers62149

• Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers are classified in Industry 62142, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers; and

  Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers62142