227900000X
Respiratory Therapist, Registered Geriatric Care Taxonomy Code 2279G0305X
2279G0305X
Level III - Area of Specialization
50Registered providers
25.1NUCC version
19States & territories
Definition
A registered respiratory therapist provides care of older patients who have age and/or disease related decremental pulmonary changes. Diagnosis and treatment is very important for this group since chronic lung disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among them. Furthermore, as this segment of the population increases, life expectancy is being extended.
Code Details for 2279G0305X
About Taxonomy Code 2279G0305X
The taxonomy code 2279G0305X identifies Respiratory Therapist, Registered Geriatric 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 50 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 7 (14%) are registered as organizations and 43 (86%) as individual providers. The states with the most respiratory therapist, registered geriatric care providers are New York (9), California (6), Florida (6).
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
50Total providers
7Organizations 14%
43Individuals 86%
25Female
18Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-06-21T00:00:00.
View all 50 providersRespiratory Therapist, Registered Geriatric Care Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
2279G0305X questionsNPPES lists 50 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Respiratory Therapist, Registered Geriatric Care).
Both. About 14% of these providers are registered as organizations and 86% 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 geriatric care providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 25.1. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.
