General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist: NPI taxonomy code 2279G1100X
Taxonomy code 2279G1100X is Respiratory Therapist, Registered: General Care, in the Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers group.
435 active NPIs list it as their primary specialty (<0.1% of all).
| Code | 2279G1100X |
|---|---|
| Group | Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers |
| Classification | Respiratory Therapist, Registered |
| Specialization | General Care |
| Used for | individual providers (the code is in NUCC's Individual section) |
| Active NPIs, primary specialty | 435 (415 individuals, 20 organizations) |
What NUCC says: This level of care 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. (excerpt of the NUCC 26.1 definition)
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Where they are
| State | Active NPIs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 99 | 22.8% |
| Florida | 64 | 14.7% |
| Texas | 34 | 7.8% |
| New York | 32 | 7.4% |
| Arizona | 13 | 3.0% |
| Illinois | 13 | 3.0% |
| Tennessee | 12 | 2.8% |
| Oregon | 11 | 2.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 2.1% |
| Colorado | 9 | 2.1% |
Top states by practice location, from the NPPES file of September 13, 2026.
Related specialties
- Registered Respiratory Therapist 4,514
- Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist 525
- Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist 196
- Neonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapist 193
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registered Respiratory Therapist 118
- Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapist 104
- Pulmonary Diagnostics Registered Respiratory Therapist 85
- Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist 77
Specialty definitions are from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (version 26.1). Which code to use on a claim depends on your NPPES record and your payer. See taxonomy codes explained.