General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
412 NPPES records list general care registered respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Wyoming have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2279G1100X means
2279G1100X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Registered, General Care, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 412 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 2279G1100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
San Antonio has the most, 16
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279G1100X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 42 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 13 | 0.2 |
| California | 96 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 9 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 0.6 |
| Florida | 54 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 13 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 6 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 8 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2279G1100X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Size rank360th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family3rd of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Registered codes, 6.8% 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 registered respiratory therapist records
- Roger Golden, RRTBirmingham, AL1376875195
- Alan Watson, RRTRainbow City, AL1932459021
- Marquetta IversonMontgomery, AL1467198473
- Ayodele AjayiPhoenix, AZ1588093736
- Beniah Wheeler, CRTPhoenix, AZ1306672589
- Rebecca Haaland, RESP THERAPISTGold Canyon, AZ1700552726
- Mary JiaocmaMesa, AZ1124496088
- Latiese Johnson, RRTGoodyear, AZ1275072035
- Clyde IronsWickenburg, AZ1528499514
- Corinne Rodriguez, RRTTucson, AZ1447620091
- Alice D'Mowski, RRTTucson, AZ1841318094
- Guadalupe ValenzuelaTucson, AZ1760875629
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist's mid-pack national roster?
412 CMS-registered General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers sit across 44 states; California leads with 96. Rank 360th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
Where can I find a General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist provider?
General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 44 states; San Antonio leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse and just below Otology & Neurotology Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2279G1100X mean?
General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2279G1100X 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.