NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Registered Respiratory Therapist in South Carolina

61 NPPES records list registered respiratory therapist with a practice address in South Carolina, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 51. Columbia and Charleston have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 227900000X · method

Columbia has the most, 23

Registered Respiratory Therapist records in South Carolina

  1. Jessica StammSumter, SC 291541831559384
  2. Stefanie StroudMount Pleasant, SC 294641568008035
  3. Donald Studt, R.R.T.Charleston, SC 294011750720942
  4. Richard Tahan, RRTCharleston, SC 294251982027108
  5. Lisa TaylorCharleston, SC 294251427741602
  6. Katie Tenry, RTColumbia, SC 292031780515908
  7. Kristee Thompson, RTColumbia, SC 292031437044815
  8. Anna West, RCPCharleston, SC 294251831969351
  9. Michael Wildeboer, RTColumbia, SC 292031083503098
  10. Cassandra Wilson, RTColumbia, SC 292031710814686
  11. Debra Zimmer, RRTCharleston, SC 294011982042602

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 227900000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri1.2
  2. Vermont1.2
  3. Kansas1.2
  4. South Carolina1.1
  5. Michigan1.1
  6. Iowa1.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 227900000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against under 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. South Carolina0.0%
  2. United States0.0%

Registered Respiratory Therapist records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 61 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3 · 4.9% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more34 · 55.7% here, 62.9% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 227900000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

61 NPPES records list registered respiratory therapist (227900000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbia has 23 of them (38%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Nevada61
  2. Illinois60
  3. Pennsylvania62
  4. Virginia63

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Michigan1.1
  2. Iowa1.1
  3. Ohio1.1
  4. Montana1.1

The largest states

  1. California1,082
  2. Florida582
  3. Texas212
  4. Arizona194
  5. Washington183

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.