SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist providers in the U.S.
27 NPPES records list snf/subacute care certified respiratory therapist as their primary taxonomy; Montana and South Dakota have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2278S1500X means
2278S1500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Respiratory Therapist, Certified, SNF/Subacute Care, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 27 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Care of residents in a long-term care environment. Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar in the general care and critical care areas but provided to less critical patients.
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 2278S1500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Decatur has the most, 2
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2278S1500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 17 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 1 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| New York | 2 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 1 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2278S1500X · Respiratory Therapist, Certified
- Size rank616th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family10th of 14 Respiratory Therapist, Certified codes, 1.1% of the family
- Concentration5 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 snf/subacute care certified respiratory therapist records
- Jacqueline PerezLos Angeles, CA1811616402
- Sheerman Napilot, RCPEl Cajon, CA1700545894
- Monica McCray, RCPSan Diego, CA1548463748
- Brian Conway, RCPMoss Landing, CA1912101825
- Trang NguyenSacramento, CA1053044743
- Rafael SepulvedaMiami, FL1285836882
- J.l. Skelton, CRTDecatur, GA1386846186
- Yvonne Williams, CRTDecatur, GA1437351269
- Linda Williams, CRTT, RCPMatteson, IL1245433853
- Diane Shelby, M.ED.Chicago, IL1861690422
- Joyce Nowak, CRTTHighland, IN1497952246
- Marjorie NewlandSilver Spring, MD1811315849
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 27 NPIs list SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist as primary taxonomy across 17 states (peak California, 5). That is 616th of 688 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 SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist?
SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist providers are listed in 17 states; Decatur leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Graphics Designer and just below Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2278S1500X mean?
SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 2278S1500X in the Respiratory Therapist, Certified group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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.