227900000X
Respiratory Therapist, Registered Critical Care Taxonomy Code 2279C0205X
2279C0205X
Level III - Area of Specialization
655Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
49States & territories
Definition
A registered respiratory therapist specialized in the respiratory emergencies that are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.
Code Details for 2279C0205X
About Taxonomy Code 2279C0205X
The taxonomy code 2279C0205X identifies Respiratory Therapist, Registered Critical 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 655 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 15 (2%) are registered as organizations and 640 (98%) as individual providers. The states with the most respiratory therapist, registered critical care providers are California (144), Florida (79), New York (53).
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
655Total providers
15Organizations 2%
640Individuals 98%
315Female
323Male
2Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-12T00:00:00.
View all 655 providersRespiratory Therapist, Registered Critical Care Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
655
Alabama5Alaska3Arizona21Arkansas6California144Colorado6Connecticut1Delaware1District Of Columbia5Florida79Georgia24Idaho5Illinois4Indiana2Iowa1Kansas5Kentucky5Louisiana1Maine5Mariana Islands3Maryland2Massachusetts15Michigan12Minnesota6Mississippi5Missouri14Montana2Nebraska1Nevada7New Hampshire1New Jersey8New Mexico3New York53North Carolina13Ohio10Oklahoma12Oregon8Pennsylvania5Puerto Rico4Rhode Island2South Carolina2Tennessee10Texas43Vermont1Virginia20Washington37West Virginia1Wisconsin3Wyoming2
Frequently Asked Questions
2279C0205X questionsNPPES lists 655 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Respiratory Therapist, Registered Critical Care).
Both. About 2% of these providers are registered as organizations and 98% 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, Registered classification (parent code 227900000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of respiratory therapist, registered critical 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.
