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 25 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. Marcelle LapomaredeDiamond Bar, CA 917651578423505
  2. April LaraTorrance, CA 905051922892702
  3. Vanessa Lara, B.A.,SLPAAnaheim, CA 928081073866091
  4. Yesenia Lara, SLPALa Habra, CA 906311518685908
  5. Rachel LargusaHayward, CA 945411811643133
  6. Roxana Larios PastorEncino, CA 914361306342845
  7. Maureen LarreaEncino, CA 914361013418565
  8. Mary Debra LasisiCanyon Country, CA 913871073148060
  9. Diana LauGranite Bay, CA 957461336771740
  10. Natalie LauWalnut, CA 917891508416538
  11. Andrew Lauerman, BS SLPASan Diego, CA 921081104662857
  12. Mary LauwersWhittier, CA 906061871067132
  13. Allison Laviolette, BAEncino, CA 914361356821755
  14. Judy LawsonLos Angeles, CA 900181205510443
  15. Kennedy LayneRiverside, CA 925061295693315
  16. Amanda LeIrvine, CA 926061588136626
  17. Kiana Le, SLPANewport Beach, CA 926601366329351
  18. Sophia LeUpland, CA 917861073219937
  19. Erica LeachmanOrange, CA 928681881170496
  20. Emily LealTorrance, CA 905051972385409
  21. Kristina Lebich, SLPASacramento, CA 958411114704277
  22. Sandy LeeSan Leandro, CA 945781871362756
  23. Tarrah Lee, B.S., SLPARedlands, CA 923731477445468
  24. Yoona LeeTorrance, CA 905021104558360
  25. Emilia LegostaevSacramento, CA 958641477210961
  26. Sarah LeidahlCarmichael, CA 956081679418859
  27. Haley Lemieux, SLPAWhittier, CA 906011083429898
  28. Jessica LenckEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621366147795
  29. Kaitlyn LeonGrand Terrace, CA 923131730038241
  30. Liliana Leon, SLPALos Angeles, CA 900671396514410
  31. Kathleen Levan, SLPAWhittier, CA 906011891468955
  32. Jillian Levos Carlson, B.S., SLPAMurrieta, CA 925621134457567
  33. Amber Lewis, SLPAPalmdale, CA 935501053970657
  34. Brandy LewisMoreno Valley, CA 925551053041459
  35. Lisle Lewis, S.L.P.A.Chino, CA 917101306033097
  36. Melody Lewis, SLPAPalmdale, CA 935511710229232
  37. Karen LiburdMerced, CA 953411548909047
  38. Alyssah LimOntario, CA 917611184327660
  39. Andreinne Lim, SLPAGardena, CA 902481780453399
  40. Claudia Limon, SPA3028Long Beach, CA 908071699132746
  41. Erica Linares, SLPAHuntington Park, CA 902551356977680
  42. Holli Lindahl, SLPATwentynine Palms, CA 922771205193802
  43. Jordan LindenPacoima, CA 913311245884295
  44. Meggin Lindgren, SLPAVentura, CA 930011720404601
  45. Andrew LindseyFountain Valley, CA 927081861858656
  46. Shelli LinzaOntario, CA 917641134601057
  47. Sydney Littles, SLPARancho Cordova, CA 956701952147803
  48. Tina LiuIrvine, CA 926141114697752
  49. Ma. Jenny Liwag, B.A., SLPAWhittier, CA 906021558742155
  50. Maria Cecille Lizardo, SLPAMontebello, CA 906401033404942

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.