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 48 of 51.

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

Whittier has the most, 141

Speech-Language Assistant records in California

  1. Joanna ValadezStockton, CA 952051669119186
  2. Anna ValderramaWhittier, CA 906061497504914
  3. Llanen ValdesRiverside, CA 925061255888608
  4. Ariel Valdez, SLPAWestminster, CA 926831003381807
  5. Klarissa ValdezRiverside, CA 925061578283545
  6. Rogelio Valdivia, SLPACovina, CA 917231619750627
  7. Shelley Valdivia, SLP-AVallejo, CA 945911720618093
  8. Kyline ValencerinaRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301861876039
  9. Adriana ValenciaWoodland Hills, CA 913671184960254
  10. Beatriz ValenciaFresno, CA 937101093690968
  11. Berenice ValenciaAnaheim, CA 928051083440648
  12. Lucy ValenciaPleasant Hill, CA 945231467036681
  13. Alex ValenzuelaOntario, CA 917641467310789
  14. Angelica ValenzuelaOntario, CA 917611093311193
  15. Asia ValenzuelaLos Angeles, CA 900171649626052
  16. Jazmin ValenzuelaWhittier, CA 906061902443278
  17. Karla ValenzuelaOntario, CA 917611568180529
  18. Nicole ValenzuelaBell Gardens, CA 902011528402468
  19. Maribel ValerioLong Beach, CA 908071487502530
  20. Dalia ValleLong Beach, CA 908071720321284
  21. Michele ValleSanta Ana, CA 927011023953049
  22. Taylor VallejosWestlake Village, CA 913611053193045
  23. Jessica Van Der Haegen, BSRoseville, CA 956781962002170
  24. Danielle Van HoogmoedWest Covina, CA 917901548840747
  25. Brittany Van KirkFullerton, CA 928351093666406
  26. Amanda Van SmaalenLa Habra, CA 906311801450580
  27. Sarah VandenburgLodi, CA 952421811862345
  28. Carsyn VandorenPacoima, CA 913311114603271
  29. Magaly VangFresno, CA 937251891616231
  30. Michelle VarelaMartinez, CA 945531710611561
  31. Aimee VargasBakersfield, CA 933141922885789
  32. Mayra VargasSacramento, CA 958351538622824
  33. Dayanara Vargas EncinasChula Vista, CA 919101437018439
  34. Elif Vargelen-Woodley, SLPAPalm Springs, CA 922641790629871
  35. Wendy VarillasMenifee, CA 925841174302939
  36. Rosa VarneyPalm Springs, CA 922641922930494
  37. Carmen VasquezThousand Oaks, CA 913601619663309
  38. Crystal VasquezHanford, CA 932301174459564
  39. Diana VasquezPleasanton, CA 945661629644281
  40. Jennypher VasquezValley Village, CA 916071053818658
  41. Lindsey VasquezPacoima, CA 913311194216507
  42. Paola VasquezLos Angeles, CA 900181295517480
  43. Sarah VasquezSelma, CA 936621881476323
  44. Julie VaughanOntario, CA 917611336600857
  45. Annais Vazquez, SLPAHawthorne, CA 902501275929028
  46. Erika VazquezNorwalk, CA 906501306767025
  47. Jacqueline VazquezLos Angeles, CA 900171023473618
  48. Ruth VazquezSanta Ana, CA 927011538967054
  49. Dina VedadiLos Angeles, CA 900171730584053
  50. Bernice Vega, C-SLPAWhittier, CA 906061851009161

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.