227800000X
Respiratory Therapist, Certified General Care Taxonomy Code 2278G1100X
2278G1100X
Level III - Area of Specialization
261Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
39States & territories
Definition
The level of care of a certified 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.
Code Details for 2278G1100X
About Taxonomy Code 2278G1100X
The taxonomy code 2278G1100X identifies Respiratory Therapist, Certified General Care within the Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative And Restorative Service Providers provider grouping. It is a Level III — Area of Specialization code, the most specific tier: it narrows the parent classification to a defined subspecialty.
NPI records show 261 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 29 (11%) are registered as organizations and 232 (89%) as individual providers. The states with the most respiratory therapist, certified general care providers are California (65), Florida (33), Texas (27).
Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the provider based on their education and training; they describe the provider's type and specialty, not the specific services rendered.
Provider Composition & Statistics
261Total providers
29Organizations 11%
232Individuals 89%
133Female
99Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 261 providersRespiratory Therapist, Certified General Care Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
261
Alabama2Alaska1Arizona11Arkansas3California65Colorado5Delaware2District Of Columbia1Florida33Georgia7Idaho1Illinois3Indiana1Iowa1Kentucky3Maine1Maryland3Massachusetts1Michigan1Minnesota2Mississippi1Missouri2Montana2Nevada10New Jersey6New York10North Carolina5Ohio5Oklahoma4Oregon4Pennsylvania8Puerto Rico4South Carolina5Tennessee3Texas27Virginia7Washington2Wisconsin3Wyoming2
Frequently Asked Questions
2278G1100X questionsNPPES lists 261 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Respiratory Therapist, Certified General Care).
Both. About 11% of these providers are registered as organizations and 89% as individuals.
This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.
It is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set. As an area of specialization, it falls under the Respiratory Therapist, Certified classification (parent code 227800000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of respiratory therapist, certified general care providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 26.0. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.
