Karia Nelson, RRT
Karia Nelson, RRT is a General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist in Covington, TN, registered under NPI 1255209011. This provider registers 8 separate taxonomy codes, which usually means they practise across more than one recognised specialty. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 765 BERT JOHNSTON AVE, Covington, TN 38019. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 8716 | TN | Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| 8716 | TN | Critical Care Registered Respiratory… |
| 8716 | TN | Emergency Care Registered Respiratory… |
| 8716 | TN | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registered… |
| 8716 | TN | Educational Registered Respiratory… |
| 8716 | TN | Home Health Registered Respiratory… |
| 8716 | TN | SNF/Subacute Care Registered Respiratory… |
| 8716 | TN | General Care Registered Respiratory… primary |
This provider holds licence 8716 issued in TN. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What General Care covers
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. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2279G1100X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 8 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227900000X | Registered Respiratory Therapist | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279C0205X | Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist Critical Care | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279E0002X | Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapist Emergency Care | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279P1005X | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registered Respiratory Therapist Pulmonary Rehabilitation | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279E1000X | Educational Registered Respiratory Therapist Educational | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279H0200X | Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapist Home Health | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279S1500X | SNF/Subacute Care Registered Respiratory Therapist SNF/Subacute Care | 8716 | TN | |
| 2279G1100X | General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist General Care | 8716 | TN | primary |
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1255209011 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Last updated | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | RRT |
| Practice address |
765 BERT JOHNSTON AVE Covington, TN 38019 (901) 475-0027 Fax (901) 475-0081 |
| Mailing address |
6284 DAWN HAVEN DR Millington, TN 38053 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Sum = 49 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.