Table 1. Critical care staff extracted from NPI database.
| Critical Care Staff (CCS) | Taxonomy Code | Number | Total Number* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician | Emergency Medicine | 207P00000X | 67591 | 131519 |
| Anesthesiology (Critical Care Medicine) | 207LC0200X | 1871 | ||
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 27827 | ||
| Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease) | 207RI0200X | 11299 | ||
| Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) | 207RC0200X | 10976 | ||
| Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) | 207RP1001X | 19990 | ||
| Surgery (Surgical Critical Care) | 2086S0102X | 2392 | ||
| Physician Assistant | Anesthesiologist Assistant | 367H00000X | 2953 | 2953 |
| Nurse | Certified & registered Nurse Anesthetist | 367500000X | 61585 | 62589 |
| Nurse Practitioner (Critical Care Medicine) | 363LC0200X | 1040 | ||
| Technician | Certified Respiratory Therapist | 2278C0205X | 164 | 538 |
| Registered Respiratory Therapist | 2279C0205X | 379 | ||
| Total | - | - | - | 197,061 |
* Duplicate records were removed since one health care provider may have multiple Taxonomy Codes.