Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
20 NPPES records list emergency care registered respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy; California and Florida have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2279E0002X means
2279E0002X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Registered, Emergency Care, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 20 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
The immediate availability of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services in the assessment and management of trauma victims, patients requiring airway management and others requiring emergency care.
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 2279E0002X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Fayette has the most, 1
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279E0002X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 12 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 3 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 3 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2279E0002X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Size rank636th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family12th of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Registered codes, 0.3% 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 emergency care registered respiratory therapist records
- Jonataha JonesFayette, AL1952777336
- Gentry Dean-CarterGilbert, AZ1144892621
- Paul GoceLos Angeles, CA1871077222
- Ralph Owen, R.R.T.Long Beach, CA1932298908
- Mark Allen CayabyabSacramento, CA1568082675
- Assi TimahGainesville, FL1518589613
- Ronald PhippsWinter Park, FL1306465968
- Phenton PaillantMiami, FL1508519687
- B Gee, RRTMount Vernon, IL1467668152
- Theresa Mann, CRTT/RRTELaurel, MS1922293364
- Bryan Norris, RRTClarendon, NC1801573050
- Alisha Davall, RRTMarion, NC1801331939
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 20 NPIs list Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 12 states (peak California, 3). That is 636th 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 Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist?
Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 12 states; Fayette leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Community Paramedic and just below Obesity Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2279E0002X mean?
Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2279E0002X 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.