Radiology Practitioner Assistant
There are 400 active radiology practitioner assistant providers in the United States, distributed across 48 states. A Radiology Practitioner Assistant (RPA) is a health professional certified as a registered radiographer with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and, in addition, is credentialed The directory pages currently published below cover 3 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 10 providers
- ROME, GA 6 providers
- AMARILLO, TX 4 providers
- PLANO, TX 4 providers
- DECATUR, GA 3 providers
- WEBSTER, TX 3 providers
- MCALLEN, TX 3 providers
- ALBANY, GA 2 providers
- ATLANTA, GA 2 providers
- LUFKIN, TX 2 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 2 providers
- VICTORIA, TX 2 providers
- BROWNSVILLE, TX 1 providers
- DENISON, TX 1 providers
- EL PASO, TX 1 providers
- FRISCO, TX 1 providers
- GAINESVILLE, GA 1 providers
- BOX SPRINGS, GA 1 providers
- SEALY, TX 1 providers
- BEDFORD, TX 1 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Technician, Other 12,634 active providers 247200000X
- Surgical Assistant (Specialist/Technologist, Other) 5,485 active providers 246ZC0007X
- Electroneurodiagnostic (Specialist/Technologist, Other) 4,948 active providers 246ZE0600X
- Phlebotomy (Technician, Pathology) 3,890 active providers 246RP1900X
- Specialist/Technologist, Other 2,485 active providers 246Z00000X
- Surgical Technologist (Specialist/Technologist, Other) 1,965 active providers 246ZS0410X
- Perfusionist 1,621 active providers 242T00000X
- Radiologic Technologist 1,073 active providers 247100000X
- Technician, Health Information 1,049 active providers 247000000X
- Sonography (Radiologic Technologist) 981 active providers 2471S1302X
- Medical Technologist (Specialist/Technologist, Pathology) 698 active providers 246QM0706X
- Clinical Laboratory Director, Non-physician (Technician, Pathology) 646 active providers 247ZC0005X
About radiology practitioner assistant
A Radiology Practitioner Assistant (RPA) is a health professional certified as a registered radiographer with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and, in addition, is credentialed to provide primary radiology health care with radiologist supervision. Radiology Practitioner Assistants are qualified by graduation from an educational program recognized by the Board of Directors of athe Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants (CBRPA) and certified by the CBRPA. Within the Radiologist/RPA relationship, Radiology Practitioner Assistants exercise autonomy in decision making in the role of a primary caregiver with regard to patient assessment, patient management and in providing a broad range of radiology diagnostic and interventional services. The clinical role of the Radiology Practitioner Assistant includes primary and specialty care in radiology practice settings in rural and urban areas.
Frequently asked
What does a radiology practitioner assistant provider do?
Radiology Practitioner Assistant providers are healthcare professionals classified under the NUCC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy. Refer to the NUCC taxonomy definitions and your state licensing board for scope of practice details.
How do I verify a radiology practitioner assistant provider's NPI?
Every NPI on Praxis MD has a verifiable record in the official CMS NPPES registry. Open NPPES to confirm, then check the issuing state board for current license status.
How current is this data?
Each page shows the CMS NPPES source snapshot date used to build it. Use the linked CMS record when you need the latest source entry.