Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist
NUCC 2279C0205X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
527 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 48 states · 340th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist ranks 340th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.01% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.
- 527
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 340th
- of 690 specialties
- 1050
- state-share HHI
- 46.3%
- in top 3 states
District of Columbia is densest per capita (4.7× the national rate; Washington 3×); 8.7% of the Respiratory Therapist, Registered category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist (NUCC 2279C0205X; Open Payments avg $152/physician (485th of 551; 1 paid, $152 total); state-share HHI 1,050; next-larger headcount neighbor Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (+1); next-smaller Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (-7)).
Next larger: Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (528) Next smaller: Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (520)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- District of Columbia 4.7× · 0.7/100k
- Washington 3× · 0.5/100k
- California 2.2× · 0.3/100k
- Florida 1.9× · 0.3/100k
- Idaho 1.6× · 0.3/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Illinois 0.26× · 0/100k
- Tennessee 0.45× · 0.1/100k
- New Jersey 0.48× · 0.1/100k
- Ohio 0.54× · 0.1/100k
- Alabama 0.63× · 0.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 136 |
| 2 | Florida | 68 |
| 3 | New York | 40 |
| 4 | Texas | 37 |
| 5 | Washington | 36 |
| 6 | Arizona | 17 |
| 7 | Georgia | 15 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 14 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 12 |
| 10 | Missouri | 11 |
| 11 | Virginia | 11 |
| 12 | Michigan | 10 |
| 13 | Ohio | 10 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 7 |
| 15 | Nevada | 7 |
Top Cities for Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 41 |
| 2 | SeattleWashington | 31 |
| 3 | GainesvilleFlorida | 24 |
| 4 | New YorkNew York | 18 |
| 5 | BrooklynNew York | 14 |
| 6 | HoustonTexas | 12 |
| 7 | RosevilleCalifornia | 11 |
| 8 | SacramentoCalifornia | 11 |
| 9 | San DiegoCalifornia | 8 |
| 10 | San AntonioTexas | 8 |
| 11 | RichmondVirginia | 8 |
| 12 | Fort DefianceArizona | 6 |
Sample Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alistair Machoka, RRT RESPIRATORYMissouri City, TX |
| 2 | Roanld Miller, RRTSan Diego, CA |
| 3 | Robert Clevenger, R.R.T.San Diego, CA |
| 4 | Michael Krason, RRTLeeds, MA |
| 5 | Joseph Szpila, R.R.T.Reno, NV |
| 6 | Clara Edwards, RRTHouston, TX |
| 7 | Martha Amuneke, RRTHouston, TX |
| 8 | Sophia Diribe, BS,RRTHouston, TX |
| 9 | Walter Edwards, R.R.T.Little Rock, AR |
| 10 | Billie Wilson, RRTHouston, TX |
| 11 | Anthony Castro, RRTSan Juan, PR |
| 12 | John Mazzacane, RRTWest Haven, CT |
| 13 | Pedro Soto, RRTSan Juan, PR |
| 14 | Ramon (ray) Imai, RRTSanta Clara, CA |
| 15 | Nganno Ezekwem, RRTHouston, TX |
| 16 | Cynthia Vincent, RRTLong Beach, CA |
| 17 | Gail Owen, RRTLong Beach, CA |
| 18 | Max Llave, RRT,CPFTGainesville, FL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Respiratory Therapist, Registered category.
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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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