Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist providers in the U.S.
531 NPPES records list respiratory/developmental/rehabilitative specialist/technologist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.2 per 100,000 residents; Michigan and Arkansas have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 225500000X means
225500000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 531 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
General classification identifying individuals who are trained on a specific piece of equipment or technical procedure.
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 225500000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Lancaster has the most, 19
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225500000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 46 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 9 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 0.6 |
| California | 61 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 20 | 0.3 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 0.5 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 36 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 6 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 10 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | 22 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 7 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 3 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 12 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 57 | 0.6 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 7 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 13 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 51 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 15 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 11 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 25 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 5 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 10 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 4 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code225500000X · Specialist/Technologist
- Size rank324th of 688 specialties by records (0.01% of all)
- In its family4th of 6 Specialist/Technologist codes, 0.9% of the family
- Part D prescribers1 (0.2% of records)
- Part D claims29 a year per prescriber, on average (450th of 496)
- Industry payments1 physicians paid $68 in 2024, $68 each on average
- Concentration7 states 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 respiratory/developmental/rehabilitative specialist/technologist records
- Megan Dicken, ATCBirmingham, AL1104035070
- Tony Bridges, EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISMontgomery, AL1649551003
- Debra HamiltonBenton, AR1225367592
- Emily LoweryBenton, AR1205165578
- Courtney StokesBenton, AR1649509811
- Kimberly GillBenton, AR1275864050
- Alissan JonesBenton, AR1427370535
- Kendria JonesBenton, AR1972825909
- Tracy McCoolBenton, AR1831414259
- Nina DigginsBenton, AR1972822484
- Jenny CrosslandBenton, AR1346555869
- Christy RoarkBenton, AR1811202336
- Jackie MobleyBenton, AR1437468766
- Jason TurnerBenton, AR1487958260
- Tanika HarrisBenton, AR1649579061
- Nicole StatonBenton, AR1306133061
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist's mid-pack national roster?
531 CMS-registered Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist providers sit across 47 states; California leads with 61. Leading metros: Lancaster, CA; Grand Rapids, MI; Benton, AR; Newington, CT. Rank 324th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist physicians receiving $68 across 3 payments (average $68; 440th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Respiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 29 claims and $498 drug cost per prescriber; 450th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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.