General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
177 NPPES records list general care certified respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Wyoming and Nevada have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2278G1100X means
2278G1100X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Certified, General Care, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 177 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
This level of care includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.
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 2278G1100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Los Angeles has the most, 9
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2278G1100X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 33 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 7 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| California | 48 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| Florida | 25 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 4 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 7 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 0.1 |
| New York | 4 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 3 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 14 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2278G1100X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified
- Size rank458th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family3rd of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Certified codes, 7.5% 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 general care certified respiratory therapist records
- Joel Deal, CRTDothan, AL1740974609
- Jill Donihue, CRTHot Springs, AR1073723078
- Deanna Hamilton, CRTHot Springs, AR1497966519
- Lamar Atkins, RCPPhoenix, AZ1285458919
- Joseph Scardaci, CRTPhoenix, AZ1790087963
- Tammy AldrichTucson, AZ1902136807
- Sherri Toledo, CRTTuba City, AZ1578708954
- Debra Gutierrez, CRTT-RCPBullhead City, AZ1508137373
- Rudolph Verdugo, RESPIRATORY THERAPISFt Defiance, AZ1780080689
- Iris Rendon, RTFort Defiance, AZ1285137901
- Shea CassidyLos Angeles, CA1477977320
- Christine MartinezLos Angeles, CA1053735712
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 177 NPIs list General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 34 states (peak California, 48). That is 458th 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 a General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist?
General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 34 states; Los Angeles leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist and just below Neuro-ophthalmology Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2278G1100X mean?
General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2278G1100X 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.