Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
37 NPPES records list educational certified respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy; Rhode Island and New York have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2278E1000X means
2278E1000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Certified, Educational, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 37 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
The focus of patient and family education activities is to promote knowledge of disease process, medical therapy, and self help. Respiratory therapists are uniquely qualified to provide this service in regard to cardiopulmonary diseases and injury.
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 2278E1000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Schenectady has the most, 5
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2278E1000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 16 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 4 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 12 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 3 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2278E1000X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified
- Size rank591st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family7th of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Certified codes, 1.6% of the family
- Concentration3 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 educational certified respiratory therapist records
- Olivia RussawKinsey, AL1588470538
- Chase KeelerFayetteville, AR1861211757
- Sharifkhon SirodzhovLake Balboa, CA1396600912
- Raymund Libang, RCPOntario, CA1093050726
- Burney Irvin, CRTOntario, CA1720403488
- Rochelle Allen, CRTOakland, CA1881121663
- Victoria CaskeyBelleview, FL1649636556
- Yolanda Shields, CRT, AE-CFort Campbell, KY1215167903
- Eric Brown, CRTOwensboro, KY1114547783
- Chansavy LimLowell, MA1033623525
- Susan WilliamsAttleboro, MA1598351439
- Ricky Williams, RRTBowie, MD1700576568
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 37 NPIs list Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 16 states (peak New York, 12). That is 591st of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find an Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist?
Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 16 states; Schenectady leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Surgery) Physician and just below Human Factors Occupational Therapist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2278E1000X mean?
Educational Certified Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2278E1000X in the Respiratory Therapist, Certified 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.