Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist

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

NUCC 2278P1006X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified

36 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 14 states · 605th of 690 specialties by headcount.

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

California

Top state

15 providers

8th

In category

of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Certified codes

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist ranks 605th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.

36
NPPES providers in specialty: 605th
of 690 specialties: 2068
state-share HHI: 58.3%
in top 3 states

California is densest per capita (3.6× the national rate); 1.5% of the Respiratory Therapist, Certified category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist (NUCC 2278P1006X; state-share HHI 2,068; next-larger headcount neighbor Biostatiscian (+2); next-smaller Graphics Designer (-1)).

Next larger: Biostatiscian (38) Next smaller: Graphics Designer (35)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	California	15	41.7%
2	Texas	4	11.1%
3	Florida	2	5.6%
4	Georgia	2	5.6%
5	Oklahoma	2	5.6%
6	Tennessee	2	5.6%
7	Virginia	2	5.6%
8	Arkansas	1	2.8%

Sample Pulmonary Function Technologist 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	Johnathan Boone, RRT, CPFTJohnson City Mountain City, TN	Tennessee
2	Susan JacobsenLake City, FL	Florida
3	Joseph Kintzel, RRT, RCPGolden, CO	Colorado
4	Maria Rico, RRT,CPFTHouston, TX	Texas
5	Corey DunningDawson, GA	Georgia
6	Helen Sorenson, RRTSan Antonio, TX	Texas
7	Glenn Denton, CRTTAvenel, NJ	New Jersey
8	Oscar RodriguezSan Antonio, TX	Texas
9	Patrick McCaffreySan Antonio, TX	Texas
10	Jessica Shell, RRT-NPSOklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma
11	Karen Wasson, CRTEscondido, CA	California
12	Janet Baggett, RRTGrand Blanc, MI	Michigan

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 36 NPIs list Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 14 states (peak California, 15). That is 605th 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 Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist?

Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 14 states; San Antonio leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Graphics Designer and just below Biostatiscian. Browse by state or search by name.

What does NUCC code 2278P1006X mean?

Pulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2278P1006X 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.