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 |
| Number of Providers | 38638 |
| (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1114512571 | SARAH JANE SISK | 4532 Hickory Rd Apt 2b, Mishawaka, IN 46545-2415 |
| 1326633785 | ROBERT TIMOTHY ST LAURENT | 290 Red School Ln, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-2276 |
| 1487249918 | RELIABLE ALLIANCE REHABILITATION CENTER | 9380 Sw 72nd St Ste B165, Miami, FL 33173-5456 |
| 1114512647 | STEW SIERCK | 1204 Linden St, Dallas Center, IA 50063-1052 |
| 1427643980 | DEBORAH ANNE GARDNER | 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2303 |
| 1699360156 | GINGER RUHMANN | 13314 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131-1709 |
| 1790370310 | JAMES OLIVER WEBB | 531 Texas St, Seymour, TN 37865-5602 |
| 1154916641 | GEORGE GAVERN | 4226 Stonewall Dr, Orlando, FL 32812-7938 |
| 1144815663 | THOMAS JAMES KRISKO | 79440 Corporate Center Dr Ste 112, La Quinta, CA 92253-7243 |
| 1043805658 | DREW A CHENEY | 100 Powell Dr, Dundee, MI 48131-8644 |
| 1073108551 | ALYSSA WILDEY | 118 Medical Dr, Carmel, IN 46032-3323 |
| 1396330817 | RUSTY LYNN GRAHAM | 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205-7101 |
| 1417542010 | ELIZABETH RAY | 3710 168th St Ne Ste A102, Arlington, WA 98223-8462 |
| 1548855174 | JANA FENSTERMACHER | 6121 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD 20852 |
| 1578158192 | LYNNE MARIE CORRIGAN | 190 W Sproul Rd, Springfield, PA 19064-2027 |
| 1790370344 | MELISSA GHIGLIOTTY | 4600 Sw 46th Ct Ste 210, Ocala, FL 34474-5786 |
| 1760077440 | SAMANTHA RAE ANDERSON | 11 Commerce Dr, Gatesville, NC 27938-9551 |
| 1619562402 | VICTORIA SEIBERLICH | 1100 Flynn Rd Ste 207, Camarillo, CA 93012-8737 |
| 1124613856 | MAYA APPLE | 12200 N Macarthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73162-1849 |
| 1184219891 | KENNETH MARK NIEDO CRUZ | 1000 N Central Ave Ste 110, Glendale, CA 91202-3685 |
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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.