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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1861014102 | Dipika Patel | 303 Brook Ave, Bronx, NY 10454-2508 |
| 1366064602 | Anne Ling Chiu | 106 Saint Marks Pl, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577-1211 |
| 1134740731 | Pedro Velasquez IIi | 18867 Fm 1314 Rd, Conroe, TX 77302-5925 |
| 1114548955 | Untied Therapy, Pllc (Organization) | 14065 69th St Nw, Williston, ND 58801-8947 |
| 1063033827 | Deann Marie Jacobsen | 8750 Briarcliff Ln, Riverside, CA 92508-2519 |
| 1235750027 | Karen Mejia | 6310 Health Park Way Ste 310, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202-5177 |
| 1912528787 | Carrie Lynn Griffin | 3027 Gardenia Ln Sw Apt 8-204, Tumwater, WA 98512-6058 |
| 1023639986 | Husam Eldin Bani | 18429 Montview Sq, Leesburg, VA 20176-1260 |
| 1609497593 | Amanda Bernice Tan | 2815 W Howard St Apt 2e, Chicago, IL 60645-1200 |
| 1699396697 | Mina R Hanna | 14445 41st Ave Apt 5u, Flushing, NY 11355-1442 |
| 1699396614 | Kaja Rudinow | 1448 Nw Market St Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98107-3743 |
| 1992326912 | Amir Javeed | 12739 Fair Crest Ct Apt 303, Fairfax, VA 22033-3860 |
| 1831710979 | Elizabeth Jean Simpson | 801s 3rd St., Malta, MT 59538 |
| 1952922130 | Sagar Surendra Desai | 17045 E Main St, Louisville, MS 39339-2754 |
| 1801417035 | Leslie Michele Mancill | 104 E Heritage Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546-3854 |
| 1306467527 | Matthew Noble | 1951 N Wilmot Rd # 3c, Tucson, AZ 85712-8000 |
| 1770104176 | Dariel Sanchez | 4550 47th St W, Bradenton, FL 34210-2888 |
| 1043831423 | Carley Danielle Washington | 5591 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74105-7132 |
| 1942820352 | Benjamin D Fightmaster | 1306 Gemini Cir Ste 2, Ottawa, IL 61350-1695 |
| 1659991099 | Gabriel Crutcher | 28901 S Western Ave Ste 103, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-0001 |
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| Data Provider | National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), American Medical Association |
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