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 35 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. Carla Ortiz, SLPADowney, CA 902421275488173
  2. Jasson OrtizLynwood, CA 902621356189906
  3. Lupie OrtizWhittier, CA 906021720531312
  4. Savannah OrtizWilmington, CA 907441982377305
  5. Leslie Ortiz-AcostaOntario, CA 917611700469731
  6. Carla OsorioSan Clemente, CA 926721801685375
  7. Megan Ostergard, SLPAOceanside, CA 920541780111492
  8. Melissa OsunaPacoima, CA 913311609359462
  9. Jaclyn Otazu, SLPAMission Viejo, CA 926911548542210
  10. Cholsar OuMontclair, CA 917631295520658
  11. Beya OviedoSanta Ana, CA 927051205404746
  12. Dolores OviedoSan Diego, CA 921231851920128
  13. Maria PachecoLynwood, CA 902621104179100
  14. Ashley PadillaTorrance, CA 905051811752793
  15. Mercedes PadillaRiverside, CA 925051104406933
  16. Alejandra PagliaSherman Oaks, CA 914231952002545
  17. Laura PagliaroLancaster, CA 935361104383736
  18. Sandra-Emily Pagliarulo, SLPAUnion City, CA 945871104391887
  19. Kristen PaguyoStockton, CA 952071366379190
  20. Lucia Paiva PenalozaPacoima, CA 913311336751288
  21. Yahaira Palafox-PalosVictorville, CA 923921083308977
  22. Christine Vernadette PalattaoCulver City, CA 902301649855602
  23. Eva PalmerOrange, CA 928691346583036
  24. Oscar Palmer, SLPAValencia, CA 913541366173049
  25. Rachel PalmisanoGlendale, CA 912041104558493
  26. Mia PanzarellaNewport Beach, CA 926601144079096
  27. Juan Paredes, SLPAFullerton, CA 928311932598703
  28. Joanna ParkLos Angeles, CA 900171750728564
  29. Leanne ParkWhittier, CA 906061720765738
  30. Claudia ParraPomona, CA 917671740809698
  31. Megan Parry, SLPAAnaheim, CA 928081982129920
  32. Delilah PartidaAnaheim, CA 928051730790189
  33. Melissa Pascual, M.A.Calabasas, CA 913021497402655
  34. Marjan Pashaei Jamalpour, SLPATustin, CA 927801518613173
  35. Lori PastorinoSan Pedro, CA 907311932794252
  36. Krishna PatelGrand Terrace, CA 923131366301822
  37. Elizabeth PatinoSanta Ana, CA 927031285035626
  38. Thea PattersonOntario, CA 917611033097894
  39. Agnes PattonValencia, CA 913551720632318
  40. Kallie Paulson, B.S., SLPAOntario, CA 917641275126153
  41. Desiree PayesArtesia, CA 907011861161028
  42. Dalila PazPacoima, CA 913311417645292
  43. Lauryn PazUpland, CA 917861124826664
  44. Celia Paz-TapiaValencia, CA 913551124889936
  45. Lisa Pederson, SLPASan Bernardino, CA 924081801775333
  46. Alejandra PedrozaAntioch, CA 945091336614668
  47. Saray Pedroza, SLPACypress, CA 906301851025241
  48. Chyna PeelerLos Angeles, CA 900321417881392
  49. Frida PeinadoEncino, CA 914361386145944
  50. Paige PelligraNewport Beach, CA 926601568349769

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.