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 45 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. Carmen SotoWhittier, CA 906061629470463
  2. Luz SotoOrange, CA 928681952645244
  3. Yaeli SotoLong Beach, CA 908071063341410
  4. Bonnie SoulesMurrieta, CA 925621750754800
  5. Katelyn SouthSan Clemente, CA 926731285958132
  6. Alyssa Southwick, SLPARoseville, CA 956781689415291
  7. Megan SparrowWalnut Creek, CA 945961902668411
  8. Kennedy Spence, SLPAValencia, CA 913551801481163
  9. Kimberly Spencer, SLPAPalmdale, CA 935511477996783
  10. Dana SperoniSan Diego, CA 921201629833777
  11. Laura SpracherSan Diego, CA 921081699150656
  12. Massi Stahr, SLPAAnaheim, CA 928051588257208
  13. Jolene StalleySan Diego, CA 921291508694761
  14. Rachael StankeyRancho Mirage, CA 922701508471186
  15. Kelly StappPacoima, CA 913311710691175
  16. Cynthia SteenPalmdale, CA 935501760156566
  17. Annabelle Stein, SLPAEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621649918798
  18. Suzie StensethPalmdale, CA 935511215370135
  19. Armenae StepanianBurbank, CA 915051154873479
  20. Makena StephenRiverside, CA 925061891679080
  21. Ambar SternSouth Pasadena, CA 910301184579138
  22. Michelle StevahnLodi, CA 952401144151762
  23. Finesse StevensVan Nuys, CA 914061023664497
  24. Emily Stevenson, BA, SLPARiverside, CA 925051760263651
  25. Alexandra Stewart, SLPARoseville, CA 957471871480285
  26. Blair StewartOrange, CA 928681730643156
  27. Kimberly StewartMoreno Valley, CA 925551871229906
  28. Kelsey StillmanAliso Viejo, CA 926561881013688
  29. Joanna StoddardEncino, CA 914361124415013
  30. Monica Stone, SLPAEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621689330136
  31. Sasha StoneWalnut, CA 917891104688837
  32. Sian Stone, SLPAMartinez, CA 945531619681350
  33. Rachel Strand, COTA/LHarbor City, CA 907101558097345
  34. Jennifer StricklandOntario, CA 917611568312569
  35. Taylor StrikerTemecula, CA 925901386115954
  36. Frank StrohmPacoima, CA 913311538969027
  37. Megan StrudwickLake Forest, CA 926301023559150
  38. Chaney StuartLos Angeles, CA 900171578336624
  39. Natalie StumpfUpland, CA 917861154154573
  40. Kimberly StupinWhittier, CA 906061942660295
  41. Valerie SuarezUpland, CA 917861518833078
  42. Mellisa SuazoTarzana, CA 913561770079360
  43. Kirstie Subry, B.S., SLPAStockton, CA 952191245785039
  44. Hannah Sun, SLP-ALaguna Hills, CA 926531184096570
  45. Natasha SupanSacramento, CA 958251487438511
  46. Trudi Surenok, SLPATemple City, CA 917801508512161
  47. Makani SwanOakland, CA 946081417802950
  48. Miriam Swartz, SLPAGlendora, CA 917411376494187
  49. Taylor Swartz-RothOntario, CA 917621972216059
  50. Sabrina TaaidEncino, CA 914361386525533

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.