Physical Therapy Assistant (Taxonomy Code# 225200000X) is a health care provider taxonomy defined by National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), American Medical Association.
| Taxonomy Code | 225200000X |
| Classification | Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Grouping | Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers |
| (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 |
| Specialization | Definition |
|---|---|
| General | (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. |
| NPI | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1871165811 | CARL DEAN PHILLIPS II | 3661 Glen Alpine Rd, Kingsport, TN 37660-7859 |
| 1336710342 | KATHRYN L RHODES | 103 Appalachian Blvd, Arden, NC 28704-7715 |
| 1003487034 | MICHELLE RENEA MASTON | 2535 Portola Vw, San Antonio, TX 78261-2578 |
| 1053982041 | EDGAR LIONEL RODRIGUEZ | 6343 White Heron Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89139-7233 |
| 1790356046 | MELISSA G PINGEL | 7566 Cobblewood Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49009-3800 |
| 1689245888 | LANCE MCTAGGART | 1900, 77 North Expressway, K, Brownsville, TX 78526 |
| 1659942852 | PATIENCE ANN LIPSCOMB | 11101 Ingallston Rd, Henrico, VA 23233-2212 |
| 1184295271 | KIERSTIN BROWN | 514 Brown Benoit Rd, Malone, NY 12953-3435 |
| 1184295438 | BREANNA DAUGHERTY | 1 Sheridan Sq Ste 100, Kingsport, TN 37660-7392 |
| 1992376248 | JACK DALLAS ATCHISON II | 1111 Pender Ln, Greensboro, NC 27408-6817 |
| 1922679091 | REBECCA THRASHER JOHNSON | 2405 Sugar Flat Rd, Lebanon, TN 37087-7272 |
| 1013588169 | VANESSA ANNE GRAY | 5453 N Mitchum Ave, Meridian, ID 83646-0004 |
| 1043881220 | JONATHAN HAKE | 11007 Radcliff Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9521 |
| 1073184552 | EMILY AVILA | 3250 W 8th St Apt 621, Odessa, TX 79763-3942 |
| 1043881402 | STETSON HANNING | 1001 Brittany Pkwy, Manchester, MO 63011-4325 |
| 1467023846 | RICKII PALMER | 132 S Cedar St # 4, Mason, MI 48854-2401 |
| 1528639820 | RADOUAN SALIM | 3101 Brighton 2nd St Apt 2d, Brooklyn, NY 11235-7518 |
| 1740851138 | CHAD HOOF | 6600 River Pkwy, Wauwatosa, WI 53213-3292 |
| 1629649165 | KATHLYN G KAY | 1551 Echo Lake Ct, Orlando, FL 32828-7445 |
| 1073184545 | NICOLE M BARAK | 545 Belmont Ln, Carol Stream, IL 60188-2467 |
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| Data Provider | National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), American Medical Association |
This dataset includes 800 health care provider taxonomy codes maintained by National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC). It is used in transactions specified in HIPAA and the National Provider Identifier (NPI) application for enumeration. Each taxonomy is registered with code, grouping, classification, specialization, definition, etc.