NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Speech-Language Assistant in California

2,532 NPPES records list speech-language assistant with a practice address in California, 6.5 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 50. Whittier and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 24 of 51.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2355S0801X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Whittier has the most, 141

  1. Whittier141
  2. Los Angeles135
  3. Riverside96
  4. Ontario87
  5. Anaheim77

Speech-Language Assistant records in California

  1. Denise Kidd, SLPAColton, CA 923241780279349
  2. Kendra Kiehn, SLPATemecula, CA 925901205449915
  3. Anna Kiesser, SLPAPatterson, CA 953631447916507
  4. Ellen Kim, SLPALos Angeles, CA 900331780316943
  5. Hannah KimSherman Oaks, CA 914031215655204
  6. James KimNorwalk, CA 906501285426783
  7. Kellee KimVictorville, CA 923941902253180
  8. Morgan KimAnaheim, CA 928051841072667
  9. Michaela KimballClovis, CA 936191003617507
  10. Jason Kina, A.S., SLPAFountain Valley, CA 927081760956635
  11. Lorena King, SLPASanta Ana, CA 927051215439179
  12. Allison Kintzle, SPABrea, CA 928211518797224
  13. Heather Kipp, B.A., SLPANewport Beach, CA 926601932791936
  14. Hayleigh Kirkham, SLPAPalm Desert, CA 922111285219089
  15. Wendy Kissi, SLPASacramento, CA 958211457080137
  16. Emily KitleyWest Covina, CA 917901891519708
  17. Heather KleinhansVisalia, CA 932771972815116
  18. Ashley KnappRiverside, CA 925061629478383
  19. Juliet Knight, SLPAHawthorne, CA 902501598185795
  20. Katrina KochanowskiEncino, CA 914361073145405
  21. Michelle KongCulver City, CA 902301275237307
  22. Stephanie KroekerTemecula, CA 925901487935334
  23. Amber KrollGardena, CA 902481700686292
  24. Andrea KrulacRedondo Beach, CA 902771013128370
  25. Miya KuWhittier, CA 906061326516626
  26. Desiree KuaRiverside, CA 925061841952223
  27. Elena Kuglen-AlvarezPacoima, CA 913311356124887
  28. Shari KulbergNorthridge, CA 913431467813055
  29. Ap Kumlin, B.A.San Jose, CA 951131720415847
  30. Ashley Kunz, SLP-AHemet, CA 925451790089621
  31. Elisa KuphaldtCarmichael, CA 956081215874789
  32. Bryanne KuykendallLos Angeles, CA 900181215695317
  33. Jeehee Kwon, SLPAPomona, CA 917671346820537
  34. Olena KyrdanSan Jose, CA 951311659171684
  35. Brenda Labib, SLPAConcord, CA 945191952882888
  36. Jamie Lacroix, SLPAHawthorne, CA 902501295122992
  37. Lacie LaffertyYucaipa, CA 923991780997163
  38. Ashley LakinBurbank, CA 915021407618820
  39. Ivey LamLos Angeles, CA 900431619745742
  40. Keona LamFresno, CA 937101003647322
  41. Sabrina LamLa Habra, CA 906311659860617
  42. Hannah LamadridWhittier, CA 906011043706203
  43. Jannel LamanganRancho Cucamonga, CA 917391982225108
  44. Shari Lambert, PPSTracy, CA 953761982479028
  45. Chloe LamoreauxPasadena, CA 911051861341497
  46. Tatiana LandaLong Beach, CA 908051437748696
  47. Danae LaneAnaheim, CA 928081881046969
  48. Arielle LanerOakland, CA 946101013502103
  49. Jasmine LaoArcadia, CA 910061447089149
  50. Kathleen LaoTarzana, CA 913561316433584

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2355S0801X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 7 of 50 per resident

  1. Arkansas9.0
  2. Alaska7.6
  3. Florida6.9
  4. California6.5
  5. Oklahoma5.6
  6. Missouri4.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2355S0801X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California0.1%
  2. United States0.1%

Speech-Language Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file3 of 2,532 · 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6 · 0.2% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,146 · 45.3% here, 50.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2355S0801X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,532 NPPES records list speech-language assistant (2355S0801X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 6.5 per 100,000 residents against 3.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Whittier has 141 of them (6%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Arizona2,340
  2. Texas3,430
  3. Florida1,571
  4. Puerto Rico421

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma5.6
  2. Alaska7.6
  3. Missouri4.3
  4. Arkansas9.0

The largest states

  1. Texas3,430
  2. Arizona2,340
  3. Florida1,571
  4. Puerto Rico421
  5. Arkansas277

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.