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 30 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. Jamena McRoy, SLPAOrange, CA 928681336735042
  2. Shannon Mears, SLPARiverside, CA 925081407521982
  3. Deriah MedelRedondo Beach, CA 902781144757022
  4. Alyssa MedinaLong Beach, CA 908071316889736
  5. Bernadette Medina, SLPASanta Clarita, CA 913511558608398
  6. Catherine MedinaWhittier, CA 906061194154336
  7. Drisana MedinaLong Beach, CA 908071164776647
  8. Maline MedinaPasadena, CA 911011174018261
  9. Maria Medina, SLPATemecula, CA 925911740702505
  10. Omar MedinaWhittier, CA 906061003302662
  11. Haylie MedoffCamarillo, CA 930101174990014
  12. Leslie Medrano, SPAEncino, CA 914361225431398
  13. Maria MedranoLynwood, CA 902621982486262
  14. Jeanine Medrano-PerezOntario, CA 917611093399685
  15. Savannah MeginnisStudio City, CA 916041780138669
  16. Brooke MeisenzahlOrange, CA 928681518414531
  17. Desiree Mejia, SLPARedlands, CA 923741881173029
  18. Nancy Mejia, SLPAAnaheim, CA 928051700476298
  19. Hazel Mejia-RodriguezCa, CA 951311316720055
  20. Diana MelendezSouth Pasadena, CA 910301093532228
  21. Annalisa MelendrezLynwood, CA 902621831023480
  22. Melanie MelgarLong Beach, CA 908071700243342
  23. Jemima Melgarejo, SLPAPasadena, CA 911011972004042
  24. Kristen MelgozaRiverside, CA 925051154738128
  25. Anna MelikyanBurbank, CA 915041598235707
  26. Carrie MellerGrand Terrace, CA 923131760331417
  27. Deanna Melvey, SLPALos Angeles, CA 900171174945679
  28. Diana MenaPalmdale, CA 935501922813997
  29. Mildred MenaWhittier, CA 906021962075119
  30. Gabriela MendezTorrance, CA 905051578389219
  31. Jacinta MendezTracy, CA 953771124951884
  32. Jennifer MendezStanton, CA 906801871432591
  33. Kyla MendezFountain Valley, CA 927081760369722
  34. Sindy Mendez CastroEncino, CA 914361134673189
  35. Abigail MendiolaMenifee, CA 925841174314686
  36. Aryssa MendozaRiverside, CA 925051063967719
  37. Bilga MendozaPomona, CA 917661447072350
  38. Devin MendozaSan Diego, CA 921081871967281
  39. Iveth Mendoza, SLPAWhittier, CA 906061295086726
  40. Maria Mendoza, SLPAAntioch, CA 945091548989460
  41. Morgan Mendoza, BA, SLPAWhittier, CA 906021598493843
  42. Olivia MendozaEncino, CA 914361194316356
  43. Selyn Anika Mendoza, A.A.Grand Terrace, CA 923131750231783
  44. Vivian MengTustin, CA 927821629864202
  45. Emily Mercado, B.ASouth Gate, CA 902801225888043
  46. Naylea MercadoSan Diego, CA 921291245122076
  47. Lana MesinaSanta Clarita, CA 913551740101336
  48. Rachelle MessmoreClovis, CA 936121689156663
  49. Melissa MetcalfPleasant Hill, CA 945231982528568
  50. Nabila Mettias, SLPALake Forest, CA 926301699538082

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.