Critical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist
NUCC 2278C0205X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified
197 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 38 states · 448th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Critical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist ranks 448th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.
- 197
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 448th
- of 690 specialties
- 1142
- state-share HHI
- 48.2%
- in top 3 states
California is densest per capita (2.5× the national rate; Virginia 1.8×); 8% of the Respiratory Therapist, Certified category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Critical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist (NUCC 2278C0205X; Open Payments avg $367/physician (400th of 551; 1 paid, $367 total); state-share HHI 1,142; next-larger headcount neighbor Clinical Pharmacology Physician (+1); next-smaller Religious Nonmedical Nursing Personnel (-5)).
Next larger: Clinical Pharmacology Physician (198) Next smaller: Religious Nonmedical Nursing Personnel (192)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 57 |
| 2 | Florida | 21 |
| 3 | Texas | 17 |
| 4 | Michigan | 9 |
| 5 | Virginia | 9 |
| 6 | Washington | 7 |
| 7 | Arizona | 6 |
| 8 | Colorado | 6 |
Sample Critical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Debarbieris, CRTChalmette, LA |
| 2 | Kevin MillerRuidoso, NM |
| 3 | Lidia Carroll, RTFayetteville, NC |
| 4 | Evelyn Oliver, CRTMoss Point, MS |
| 5 | Ella Bobb, CRTHouston, TX |
| 6 | Eric Holt, RESPIRATORY THERAPISJackson, MS |
| 7 | Veronica Unegbu, CRTHouston, TX |
| 8 | Kimberly Updegrove, RTTFayetteville, NC |
| 9 | Jo LewisHouston, TX |
| 10 | Mariely Ramos, CRTSan Juan, PR |
| 11 | Louis Orisakwe, CRTHouston, TX |
| 12 | Larisa Stepanova, RRTSan Francisco, CA |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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