Taxonomy Code 225200000X
Physical Therapy Assistant
Taxonomy Code Details
| Taxonomy Code | 225200000X |
| Grouping: | Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers |
| Classification: | Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Code Level: | Level II - Classification |
| Definition: | (1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life. |
| Notes: | Source: (1) American Physical Therapy Association, P.O. Box 37257, Washington, D.C. 20013. (2) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, IL: 1994, p. 612 |
| Version: | NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 23.0 |
| Last Updated: | January 01, 2023 |
The code 225200000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for physical therapy assistant grouped under respiratory, developmental, rehabilitative and restorative service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 55,756 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is physical therapy assistant of which 39,314 are registered as females, 15,038 registered as males and 1,404 are organizations.
225200000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. 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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Physical Therapy Assistant Health Care Providers by State
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