Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist providers in the U.S.
45 NPPES records list feeding, eating & swallowing occupational therapist as their primary taxonomy; Washington and Colorado have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 225XF0002X means
225XF0002X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Occupational Therapist, Feeding, Eating & Swallowing, in the grouping Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers. 45 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Occupational therapists provide interventions to clients of all ages with feeding, eating and swallowing difficulties. Occupational therapists provide comprehensive rehabilitative, habilitative, and palliative dysphagia care, which includes collaborating with clients to provide individualized compensatory swallowing strategies, modified diet textures, adapted mealtime environments, enhanced feeding skills, preparatory exercises and positioning to clients, reinforcement of mealtime strategies to enhance and improve swallowing skills, and training to caregivers to enhance eating and feeding performance. Occupational therapists provide screening and in-depth clinical assessment which may include instrumental dysphagia assessments including videofluroscopy.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225XF0002X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Kent has the most, 7
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225XF0002X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 17 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| California | 12 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| New York | 2 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 9 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code225XF0002X · Occupational Therapist
- Size rank580th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family12th of 13 Occupational Therapist codes, 0% of the family
- Concentration3 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of feeding, eating & swallowing occupational therapist records
- Javier LimonPhoenix, AZ1801409248
- Melissa Moget, OTD, OTR/LSurprise, AZ1730966706
- Kaili Smith, MOT, OTR/LAvondale, AZ1235998782
- Bindi Gudhka, MA, OTR/L, SWCLos Angeles, CA1922464387
- Carole Lee, OT; IBCLCLos Angeles, CA1790519114
- Stefanie Bodison, OTDLos Angeles, CA1114221405
- Zaida ChavezLos Angeles, CA1467198796
- Todd McDonald, OTRPalm Springs, CA1538465273
- Marianne Schenk, OT/L, SWCMurrieta, CA1598019291
- Pamela Niedzwiecki, MS, OTR/LLadera Ranch, CA1790491405
- Priya Ingram, OTR/LSan Francisco, CA1821867698
- Paula Rainey, OT/L, SWCSan Francisco, CA1063744985
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 45 NPIs list Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist as primary taxonomy across 17 states (peak California, 12). That is 580th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist?
Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist providers are listed in 17 states; Kent leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Contact Lens Technician/Technologist and just below Thermography Chiropractor. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 225XF0002X mean?
Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist is NUCC taxonomy 225XF0002X in the Occupational Therapist group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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.