Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Provider Healthcare Taxonomy Code 225200000X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Physical Therapy Assistants.
As of today, the following are the total number of Physical Therapy Assistants nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Physical Therapy Assistants who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
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Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Physical Therapy Assistants by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Physical Therapy Assistants dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Physical Therapy Assistants do?
Physical therapist assistants are skilled healthcare 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 the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assist physical therapists 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 exercises 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 functions such as patient transport, preparing the clinic or equipment, and maintenance.
Currently, more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered, or certified.
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 increases their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion, and train patients to perform activities of daily living.