Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist · Roanoke, VA
Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP is a speech-language pathologist with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1356663330, issued on Feb 18, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 2202001344, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Blankenship Hearst
- Credential
- CCC/SLP
- Primary taxonomy
- Speech-Language Pathologist 235Z00000X
- License number
- 2202001344 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3240 Longhorn RD, Roanoke, VA 24018
- Phone
- (540) 772-0161
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220701000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Blankenship Hearst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 2202001344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Functional Pathways Preferred OF Tennessee LLCRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Blankenship Hearst among 4,939 speech-language pathologist records in Virginia
Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP is one of 4,939 speech-language pathologist records with a practice address in Virginia. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 17% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2016 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 235Z00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 speech-language pathologist records list a practice address in Roanoke
They are 162 of the 5,303 NPPES records with a practice address in Roanoke, and 4,939 speech-language pathologist records in Virginia.
All 4,939 in Virginia → Every provider in Roanoke → Speech-Language Pathologist nationwide →
The 8 speech-language pathologist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Beckner, M.S. CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181720164585
- Dana Bolding, M.S. CF-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181164540340
- Vicki Brackett, M.S.,CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181700922697
- Lindsay Burgess, M.A., CY-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181770731903
- Janice Devoll, M.S., CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181801068408
- Dianne Dillin, M.S.,CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181619013612
- Megan Harrison, M.A., CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181912043431
- Jennifer Hill, M.S.,CCC-SLPRoanoke, VA 240181912034117
Common questions
What is Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP's NPI number?
Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356663330, issued on Feb 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3240 Longhorn RD, Roanoke, VA, 24018. Phone: (540) 772-0161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Blankenship Hearst, CCC/SLP's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 2202001344, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.