Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
160 NPPES records list home health registered respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy; Florida and Vermont have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2279H0200X means
2279H0200X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Registered, Home Health, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 160 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Home care fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions. It includes individualized assessment based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.
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 2279H0200X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Miami has the most, 14
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2279H0200X 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 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| California | 3 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 82 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 4 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 1 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 12 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2279H0200X · Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Size rank468th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family5th of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Registered codes, 2.6% of the family
- Concentration1 state 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 home health registered respiratory therapist records
- Steven Newbold, RRTPalmer, AK1295036903
- Tracy Bostic ClinganHamilton, AL1710149000
- Chris Le, RRTMaricopa, AZ1205306495
- Terry Safreno, RRTScottsdale, AZ1568733111
- Steffany Young, RRTTucson, AZ1336228816
- Brian LeCorona, CA1487928396
- David Ferrer, RCPClovis, CA1588802714
- Jennifer Natsch-JensenFremont, CA1205136462
- Carol DennisJacksonville, FL1639718372
- Shameika DowellJacksonville, FL1225991946
- Estelle JonesTallahassee, FL1972140002
- Timothy Bantle, RRTGainesville, FL1467748962
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 160 NPIs list Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 34 states (peak Florida, 82). That is 468th 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 Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist?
Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 34 states; Miami leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Radiation Therapy Radiologic Technologist and just below Women's Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2279H0200X mean?
Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2279H0200X 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.