Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
516 NPPES records list critical care registered respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Washington have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2279C0205X means
2279C0205X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Registered, Critical Care, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 516 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Respiratory emergencies are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279C0205X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Los Angeles has the most, 42
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279C0205X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 47 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | 17 | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0.1 |
| California | 131 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 5 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0.9 |
| Florida | 64 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 15 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 5 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | 3 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 5 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 11 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 10 | 0.2 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 41 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 10 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 6 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 35 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 14 | 0.2 |
| Washington | 38 | 0.5 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2279C0205X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Size rank332nd of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family2nd of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Registered codes, 8.5% of the family
- Concentration4 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of critical care registered respiratory therapist records
- Mindy MerrittAnchorage, AK1194146951
- Paul Drake, RRTSoldotna, AK1295053726
- Stephanie Ellis, RRTSoldotna, AK1508165853
- Christy Barfield, RRTPinson, AL1992335137
- Shayla MooneyBirmingham, AL1669898854
- Jeffrey Parson, RRTNorthport, AL1245658467
- Robin Vuckovich, RRTMontgomery, AL1992323802
- John Weaver, RRTMontgomery, AL1881212538
- Mary Martinez, RRTNorth Little Rock, AR1225450240
- Walter Edwards, R.R.T.Little Rock, AR1568576478
- Debra Devito, R.R.T.Mountain View, AR1225163793
- Franz Leo Aragon, RRT/RCPPhoenix, AZ1285450940
- Benjamin Barton, RRTTempe, AZ1336546993
- Bernard AgyemanBuckeye, AZ1124700281
- Heather Regan, RRTParker, AZ1265249437
- Louis Coin, RRTSonoita, AZ1205148988
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist's mid-pack national roster?
516 CMS-registered Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers sit across 49 states; California leads with 131. Leading metros: Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Gainesville, FL; New York, NY. Rank 332nd of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
Where can I find a Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist provider?
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 49 states; Los Angeles leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Wound Care Registered Nurse and just below Dermatopathology Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2279C0205X mean?
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2279C0205X in the Respiratory Therapist, Registered group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.