Taxonomy Code 2279G1100X
Respiratory Therapist, Registered General Care
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2279G1100X
- Grouping:
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification:
- Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Specialization:
- General Care
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- The level of care of a registered respiratory therapist, includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2279G1100X is the health care provider taxonomy code for respiratory therapist, registered grouped under respiratory, developmental, rehabilitative and restorative service providers with a specialization in general care. NPI records indicate a total of 500 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is general care of which 257 are registered as females, 208 registered as males and 35 are organizations.
2279G1100X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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