Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist
NUCC 2278E1000X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified
47 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 19 states · 586th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist ranks 586th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident New York leads.
- 47
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 586th
- of 690 specialties
- 1127
- state-share HHI
- 2.1%
- Part D prescriber share
New York is densest per capita (4× the national rate; Texas 1.9×); 1.9% of the Respiratory Therapist, Certified category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist (NUCC 2278E1000X; 2.1% Part D prescribers (1 of 47); avg 183 Part D claims/prescriber (437th of 572); Open Payments avg $53/physician (535th of 551; 1 paid, $53 total); state-share HHI 1,127; next-larger headcount neighbor Immunopathology Physician (+1); next-smaller Chemistry Pathology Specialist/Technologist (-3)).
Next larger: Immunopathology Physician (48) Next smaller: Chemistry Pathology Specialist/Technologist (44)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 11 |
| 2 | Texas | 8 |
| 3 | California | 4 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 3 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 2 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 |
| 8 | Virginia | 2 |
Sample Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Drury, CRT AE-CCharlestown, RI |
| 2 | Paul Kloppe, AE-C, RRTAustin, TX |
| 3 | Cynthia Luther, LCRT,MBADenver, CO |
| 4 | Lasandra Burnett, CRTMissouri City, TX |
| 5 | Jacqueline Them, RCPSpring Valley, CA |
| 6 | Denise Church, CRT AE-CEast Providence, RI |
| 7 | Stephen Olbrish, RRTRockwall, TX |
| 8 | Maribel Sanchez, RRT, CPFT, NPSEl Paso, TX |
| 9 | Julie Teat, CRTSinton, TX |
| 10 | Jose Menjivar, CRTEl Paso, TX |
| 11 | Sabrina Halse, RTSchenectady, NY |
| 12 | Mary Hemberger, RTSchenectady, NY |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Do the few Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.