NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine B. Key, M.C.D.

Speech-Language Pathologist · Metairie, LA

Katherine B. Key, M.C.D. is a speech-language pathologist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1972781227, issued on Feb 7, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 5884, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972781227
Name
Katherine B. Key
Credential
M.C.D.
Primary taxonomy
Speech-Language Pathologist 235Z00000X
License number
5884 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4000 W Esplanade Ave S, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(504) 885-1606
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4000 W Esplanade Ave S

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  1. Kathleen Folse, M.C.D.Speech-Language Pathologist1699943761
  2. Ashley JonesSpeech-Language Assistant1881885861

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Katherine B. Key among 3,307 speech-language pathologist records in Louisiana

Katherine B. Key, M.C.D. is one of 3,307 speech-language pathologist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 13% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 50% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

137 speech-language pathologist records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 137 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 3,307 speech-language pathologist records in Louisiana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 speech-language pathologist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Josephine Beatmann, MCD, CCC-SLPMetairie, LA 700021497949432
  2. Deborah Buchler, M.C.D.Metairie, LA 700021861607756
  3. Allison Danner, SLPMetairie, LA 700021992938062
  4. Nicole Delahoussaye, M.S, CCC-SLPMetairie, LA 700021629371893
  5. Sylvia Finger, MCD, CCCMetairie, LA 700021114963014
  6. Kathleen Folse, M.C.D.Metairie, LA 700021699943761
  7. Kelley HebertMetairie, LA 700021407109911
  8. Martha Myers, M.C.D., CCC-SLPMetairie, LA 700021609907443

Common questions

What is Katherine B. Key, M.C.D.'s NPI number?

Katherine B. Key, M.C.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972781227, issued on Feb 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine B. Key, M.C.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 W Esplanade Ave S, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 885-1606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine B. Key, M.C.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 5884, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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