Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process. · Updated August 2026

NUCC 2278P4000X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified

32 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 16 states · 615th of 690 specialties by headcount.

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

California

Top state

7 providers

9th

In category

of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Certified codes

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist ranks 615th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.

32
NPPES providers in specialty: 615th
of 690 specialties: 1055
state-share HHI: 46.9%
in top 3 states

California is densest per capita (1.9× the national rate); 1.3% of the Respiratory Therapist, Certified category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist (NUCC 2278P4000X; state-share HHI 1,055; next-larger headcount neighbor Assistive Technology Supplier Rehabilitation Counselor (+1); next-smaller Anaplastologist (-1)).

Next larger: Assistive Technology Supplier Rehabilitation Counselor (33) Next smaller: Anaplastologist (31)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	California	7	21.9%
2	Florida	4	12.5%
3	Georgia	4	12.5%
4	Texas	3	9.4%
5	Illinois	2	6.3%
6	New York	2	6.3%
7	Alabama	1	3.1%
8	Arizona	1	3.1%

Sample Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#	Provider	State
1	Micheline Menendez-Plantada, RRT-NPSMiami, FL	Florida
2	Fawzi AlgahaimJohnson City, NY	New York
3	Reginald BallardLansing, IL	Illinois
4	Marvin NeelyCalumet City, IL	Illinois
5	Paul BloodNanuet, NY	New York
6	Fidel TaylorCedar Rapids, IA	Iowa
7	Selyncia GambleJacksonville, FL	Florida
8	Mari EmanuelEight Mile, AL	Alabama
9	Kenneth SmootRaleigh, NC	North Carolina
10	Christ ShahnazariGlendale, CA	California
11	Megan Feerick, ATCSioux Falls, SD	South Dakota
12	Gonai DandiHouston, TX	Texas

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 32 NPIs list Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 16 states (peak California, 7). That is 615th of 690 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 Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist?

Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 16 states; Eight Mile leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Anaplastologist and just below Assistive Technology Supplier Rehabilitation Counselor. Browse by state or search by name.

What does NUCC code 2278P4000X mean?

Patient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2278P4000X in the Respiratory Therapist, Certified group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.

Data sources and methodology

Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.