Gerontology Occupational Therapist
895 active US providers register Gerontology Occupational Therapist as their primary taxonomy. That is 0.01% of every provider in the registry, and the 402nd largest of 584 specialties with a page here.
- Taxonomy code
- 225XG0600X
- Grouping
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification
- Occupational Therapist
- Specialization
- Gerontology
- Active providers
- 895
- States covered
- 50 of 51
What the code means
Occupational therapists work with older adults in virtually every setting: assisted living, wellness programs, hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers, clinics and in the home. Occupational therapists bring an understanding of the importance of participation and occupation for overall well-being to those who are experiencing disabling conditions related to aging. The primary overarching goal of occupational therapy services with this population is to maximize independence and participation, thereby enabling an older person to continue to live successfully in his or her chosen environment. Occupational therapists can help older adults by developing strategies to help or maintain safety and well-being, to assist with life transitions, and to compensate for challenges they experience in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, leisure participation, social participation, and productive activities.
Definition quoted verbatim from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 25.1. Not paraphrased.
Where they are
Counted by practice location, not by mailing address or by licence state. A provider practising across a state line is counted where they practise.
| State | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 81 | |
| Florida | 70 | |
| California | 67 | |
| Texas | 58 | |
| North Carolina | 50 | |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | |
| New Jersey | 37 | |
| Illinois | 36 | |
| Ohio | 31 | |
| Virginia | 26 | |
| Oregon | 25 | |
| Washington | 24 | |
| New York | 24 | |
| Massachusetts | 21 | |
| Colorado | 20 |
Showing the 15 largest of 50 states with at least one.
Who registers under this code
861 of these are people and 34 are organisations, so 4% of the code is businesses rather than clinicians. Half of them had registered by 2018, and 207 registered in the last five years, 23% of the current population.
That is close to the pace of the registry as a whole.
Where the practices are
By practice-location city. City counts are noisier than state counts, because a large employer files one address for many providers.
- CANTON, MI13
- JACKSONVILLE, FL9
- OMAHA, NE6
- CHERRY HILL, NJ6
- PORTLAND, OR6
- COLUMBUS, OH6
- TUCSON, AZ5
- ANN ARBOR, MI5
- RALEIGH, NC4
- PAPILLION, NE4
What else they list
Providers whose primary code is Gerontology Occupational Therapist most often carry these secondary taxonomies as well. This is the closest thing the registry has to a map of which specialties overlap in practice, and it is not published anywhere else.
| Also listed | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist | 68 | 7.6% |
| Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist | 44 | 4.9% |
| Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist | 18 | 2.0% |
| Environmental Modification Occupational Therapist | 14 | 1.6% |
| Pediatric Occupational Therapist | 13 | 1.5% |
| Low Vision Occupational Therapist | 5 | 0.6% |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 4 | 0.4% |
| Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist | 4 | 0.4% |
Nearby specialties
Other taxonomies NUCC files under Occupational Therapist.
- Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist727
- Mental Health Occupational Therapist573
- Physical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist2,676
- Hand Occupational Therapist3,483
- Pediatric Occupational Therapist16,870
- Occupational Therapist141,688
Looking up a specific provider
These counts come from the monthly NPPES file. To check one provider, use their NPI: the lookup reads the live registry and shows whether the identifier is still active, which the monthly file cannot tell you about the last few weeks.
Counts from npidata_pfile_20050523-20260712.csv, built 2026-08-09. Primary taxonomy only, deactivated identifiers excluded.