Recreational Therapist Assistant

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

NUCC 226000000X

162 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 31 states · 475th of 690 specialties by headcount.

162

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

Utah

Top state

34 providers

National share

of all NPIs

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Recreational Therapist Assistant ranks 475th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Utah; per resident Utah leads.

162
NPPES providers in specialty: 475th
of 690 specialties: 873
state-share HHI: 40.1%
in top 3 states

Utah is densest per capita (20.8× the national rate; Michigan 2.5×).

Taxonomy fingerprint

Recreational Therapist Assistant (NUCC 226000000X; state-share HHI 873; next-larger headcount neighbor Sports Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician (+1); next-smaller Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician (-3)).

Next larger: Sports Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician (163) Next smaller: Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician (159)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	Utah	34	21.0%
2	California	16	9.9%
3	Florida	15	9.3%
4	Texas	13	8.0%
5	Michigan	12	7.4%
6	Ohio	10	6.2%
7	New York	9	5.6%
8	Georgia	6	3.7%

Sample Recreational Therapist Assistant NPIs

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

#	Provider	State
1	Ferrel Reid, BAEureka, CA	California
2	Martin GomesMontrose, NY	New York
3	Electa FordMontrose, NY	New York
4	Joel NisensonMontrose, NY	New York
5	Shelley WashingtonMontrose, NY	New York
6	Rebecca AllenEast Lansing, MI	Michigan
7	Abdul LunaSeattle, WA	Washington
8	Adam DavisSeattle, WA	Washington
9	Bonnie PettisEau Claire, WI	Wisconsin
10	Kiara TorresBoston, MA	Massachusetts
11	Aaron LupkeyReno, NV	Nevada
12	Judy CaboverdeReno, NV	Nevada

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Recreational Therapist Assistant a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 162 NPIs list Recreational Therapist Assistant as primary taxonomy across 31 states (peak Utah, 34). That is 475th 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 Recreational Therapist Assistant?

Recreational Therapist Assistant providers are listed in 31 states; Cleveland leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician and just below Sports Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician. Browse by state or search by name.

What does NUCC code 226000000X mean?

Recreational Therapist Assistant is NUCC taxonomy 226000000X. 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.