Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process. · Updated August 2026

NUCC 224ZF0002X · Occupational Therapy Assistant

81 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 25 states · 553rd of 690 specialties by headcount.

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

Texas

Top state

12 providers

3rd

In category

of 5 Occupational Therapy Assistant codes

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant ranks 553rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Missouri leads.

81
NPPES providers in specialty: 553rd
of 690 specialties: 715
state-share HHI: 37%
in top 3 states

Missouri is densest per capita (3.4× the national rate; New York 1.7×); 0.2% of the Occupational Therapy Assistant category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant (NUCC 224ZF0002X; state-share HHI 715; next-larger headcount neighbor Cardiology Pharmacist (+2); next-smaller Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certified Respiratory Therapist (-1)).

Next larger: Cardiology Pharmacist (83) Next smaller: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certified Respiratory Therapist (80)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	Texas	12	14.8%
2	California	10	12.3%
3	New York	8	9.9%
4	Florida	6	7.4%
5	Missouri	5	6.2%
6	Michigan	4	4.9%
7	Illinois	3	3.7%
8	Indiana	3	3.7%

Sample Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#	Provider	State
1	Michael WatsonTampa, FL	Florida
2	Nicole O'Gara, OTWaverly, IA	Iowa
3	Maxine Oreilly, OTARichmond Hill, NY	New York
4	Colleen NigliaccioStreamwood, IL	Illinois
5	Karen Suffia, OTA/LFederal Way, WA	Washington
6	Jessica AbeidiCincinnati, OH	Ohio
7	Marlana WoodCincinnati, OH	Ohio
8	Barbara Gugelman, COTANew Castle, CO	Colorado
9	Maria Acevedo, OTA/LTampa, FL	Florida
10	Melissa FowlerSimpsonville, SC	South Carolina
11	Marianne HonanWilliamsville, NY	New York
12	Helen Painter, OTR/LSpokane, WA	Washington

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 81 NPIs list Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant as primary taxonomy across 25 states (peak Texas, 12). That is 553rd of 690 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 Therapy Assistant?

Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant providers are listed in 25 states; Tampa leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certified Respiratory Therapist and just below Cardiology Pharmacist. Browse by state or search by name.

What does NUCC code 224ZF0002X mean?

Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant is NUCC taxonomy 224ZF0002X in the Occupational Therapy Assistant group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.

Data sources and methodology

Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.