Taxonomy Code 225200000X(225200000x)
Physical Therapy Assistant. Providers: 1

Copy url

Physical Therapy Assistant Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1689968414

PT ASSISTANT Mark C Baldwin

Individual

5026 Cottrell Rd

Vassar, MI

How to obtain, renew, or terminate an NPI

Every health care provider, whether it’s a hospital, pharmacy, or individual specialist, must obtain their own NPI number. This identification number is unique and is assigned upon application. In tod...

Copy url
Taxonomy Code 225200000X
Display Name Physical Therapy Assistant
Taxonomy Group Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Classification Physical Therapy Assistant
Definition (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.
Effective Date September 30, 2009
Copy url

Other Taxonomy Codes

Geriatric Care Registered Respiratory Therapist

2279G0305X • providers: 3

Blood Bank

331L00000X • providers: 36

Environmental Modification Occupational Therapist

225XE0001X • providers: 94

Orthopedic Registered Nurse

163WX0800X • providers: 185

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician

207YX0905X • providers: 1,178

Addiction Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

207LA0401X • providers: 146

Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

207RA0401X • providers: 831

Physician Assistant

363A00000X • providers: 122,072

Speech/Language/Hearing Specialist/Technologist

235500000X • providers: 546

Funeral Director

176P00000X • providers: 24

Chronic Disease Hospital

281P00000X • providers: 339

Enterostomal Therapy Registered Nurse

163WE0900X • providers: 75

Community Based Hospice Care Agency

251G00000X • providers: 14,910

Peritoneal Dialysis Registered Nurse

163WD1100X • providers: 62

Neurological Surgery Physician

207T00000X • providers: 10,649

Family Medicine Physician

207Q00000X • providers: 187,547

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

332B00000X • providers: 47,881

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician

207X00000X • providers: 34,526

Chronic Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

364SC2300X • providers: 26

Pediatric Cardiology Physician

2080P0202X • providers: 3,614