Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
72 NPPES records list educational registered respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy; New York and Arizona have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2279E1000X means
2279E1000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Registered, Educational, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 72 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 2279E1000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Brooklyn has the most, 4
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279E1000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 26 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4 | 0.1 |
| California | 9 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 7 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 2 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 10 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 5 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2279E1000X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Size rank545th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family8th of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Registered codes, 1.2% of the family
- Concentration5 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 registered respiratory therapist records
- James Nosek, RRTSierra Vista, AZ1841697299
- Russell Schmidt, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCSTucson, AZ1972471779
- Trisa Austin, RRTTucson, AZ1437476835
- David Wootten, RRTTucson, AZ1982981676
- Katarina AveryLong Beach, CA1538094594
- Scott Galech, RRTMonterey Park, CA1437517257
- Jacqueline Them, RCPSpring Valley, CA1922256635
- Vernon Pertelle, RRTOceanside, CA1700375904
- Mele Taione, RRTRedlands, CA1003156258
- Bridgette Jones, RCP,RRT-NPS,Hemet, CA1831674142
- Kelley Jones, RRT, RCPSanta Rosa, CA1922571819
- Rhonda Lekander, RRTSanta Rosa, CA1255805792
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 72 NPIs list Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 27 states (peak New York, 10). That is 545th 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 Registered Respiratory Therapist?
Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 27 states; Brooklyn leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Enterostomal Therapy Registered Nurse and just below Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist/Technologist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2279E1000X mean?
Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2279E1000X 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.