Katia Marie Mercado, LMT

NPISignal checked this NPI against federal exclusion sources. Results below are based on the NPI number itself — an identifier match, not a name match.

• Massage Therapist

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Primary

  An individual trained in the manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for remedial or hygienic purposes.

  Taxonomy code 225700000X

• Reflexologist

  Other Service Providers

  Reflexologists perform a non-invasive complementary modality involving thumb and finger techniques to apply alternating pressure to the reflexes within the reflex maps of the body located on the feet, hands, and outer ears. Reflexologists apply pressure to specific areas (feet, hands, and ears) to promote a response from an area far removed from the tissue stimulated via the nervous system and acupuncture meridians. Reflexologists are recommended to complete a minimum of 200 hours of education, typically including anatomy & physiology, Reflexology theory, body systems, zones, meridians & relaxation response, ethics, business standards, and supervised practicum.

  Taxonomy code 173C00000X

• Technician, Other

  Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

  A collective term for persons with specialized training in various narrow fields of expertise whose occupations require training and skills in specific technical processes and procedures; and where further classification is deemed unnecessary by the user.

  Taxonomy code 247200000X

• Specialist/Technologist, Other

  Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

  General classification identifying individuals trained on specific equipment and technical procedures in one of a collection of miscellaneous healthcare disciplines.

  Taxonomy code 246Z00000X