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Karia Nelson, RRT

NPI Record: ActiveRespiratory Therapist, Registered — General Care
NPI1255209011
Covington, Tennessee

Provider's NPPES record last updated: October 24, 2025

Overview

Entity Type
Individual Healthcare Provider
NPI
1255209011
Primary Specialty
Respiratory Therapist, Registered — General Care
Practice Location
Covington, Tennessee
Sole Proprietor
Yes

Federal Screening

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List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

HHS Office of Inspector General

No potential match identified

No potential match was identified in NPISignal's indexed List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) records as of 2026-09-10.

Source data
September 10, 2026
Records indexed
84,001
Screened
Sep 18, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

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SAM.gov Exclusions

U.S. General Services Administration

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Screened
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Specialties & Taxonomies

  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    General Care

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    Primary

    This level of care includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.

    Taxonomy code 2279G1100X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    A Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is an advanced therapist who has passed standardized written and clinical simulation examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). In addition, to the certified therapist (CRT) entry level skills, RRTs have advanced education and training in patient assessment, in the development and modification of patient care plans, and in assuring the appropriate utilization of respiratory care resources. An RRT is a graduate of an associate or baccalaureate degree producing educational programs approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license.

    Taxonomy code 227900000X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Critical Care

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    Respiratory emergencies are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.

    Taxonomy code 2279C0205X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Emergency Care

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    The immediate availability of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services in the assessment and management of trauma victims, patients requiring airway management and others requiring emergency care.

    Taxonomy code 2279E0002X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    The respiratory therapist can assist the chronic pulmonary patient in returning to an optimal role in society by providing an effective program. It includes bronchopulmonary drainage, exercise therapy, and patient education.

    Taxonomy code 2279P1005X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Educational

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    The focus of patient and family education activities is to promote knowledge of disease process, medical therapy, and self help. Respiratory therapists are uniquely qualified to provide this service in regard to cardiopulmonary diseases and injury.

    Taxonomy code 2279E1000X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    Home Health

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    Home care fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions. It includes individualized assessment based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.

    Taxonomy code 2279H0200X
  • Respiratory Therapist, Registered

    SNF/Subacute Care

    Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

    Care of residents in a long-term care environment. Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar in the general care and critical care areas but provided to less critical patients.

    Taxonomy code 2279S1500X

Provider-Reported License Information

Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Tennessee)
8716
License numbers are reported by the provider to NPPES and are not independently verified by NPISignal against any state licensing board. Confirm current license status directly with the issuing state board.

Practice Locations

Practice Location

765 Bert Johnston Ave

Covington, Tennessee 38019-2414

Phone: (901) 475-0027

Record Information

Enumeration Date
October 24, 2025
Provider's NPPES Record Last Updated
October 24, 2025
Certification Date
October 24, 2025
NPISignal NPPES Dataset
August 2026

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