NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Speech-Language Assistant in Illinois

182 NPPES records list speech-language assistant with a practice address in Illinois, 1.5 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 50. Chicago and Aurora have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 4 of 4.

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).

Chicago has the most, 52

  1. Chicago52
  2. Aurora7
  3. Batavia7
  4. Joliet6
  5. Naperville6

Speech-Language Assistant records in Illinois

  1. Mark SmotzerOswego, IL 605431699163451
  2. Therese SnowSchaumburg, IL 601931952073835
  3. Melissa Spinazzola, B.A.Manteno, IL 609501821202664
  4. Shawna StadtherrMontgomery, IL 605381598314072
  5. Ivana StankovicRound Lake Beach, IL 600731740166164
  6. Erin Stevenson, SLPASchaumburg, IL 601941114375144
  7. Kathleen StewartAurora, IL 605021164890968
  8. Claudia SudduthChicago, IL 606491427666825
  9. Gina Sutter, M.A.Naperville, IL 605641699060749
  10. Ewa Tatarczuch, STAChicago, IL 606141578697736
  11. Sarah TaylorElgin, IL 605151538479241
  12. Oksana TetrickSandwich, IL 605481396462107
  13. Ushma Trivedi, SLP-AJoliet, IL 604351518304096
  14. Andrea TroutLa Harpe, IL 614501689242554
  15. Tracey Uher, S.L.P.A.Montgomery, IL 605381285896654
  16. Amy Urbanowski, M.S., CF-SLPChicago, IL 606571215161534
  17. Karen UskokovicChicago, IL 606141912135021
  18. Rachel Varela, SLPA/LNorthlake, IL 601641457933475
  19. Christine ViletaJoliet, IL 604351487972311
  20. Joanna VivilakisLa Grange, IL 605251598096414
  21. Nichole Wajda, SLPAMinooka, IL 604471740554401
  22. Shawna Walker Cox, MASt Charles, IL 601751427225622
  23. Marina WashingtonJoliet, IL 604311922620277
  24. Jessica WawrzyniakChicago, IL 606141477869022
  25. Serita WhitehornDolton, IL 604191194261875
  26. Dwan Wiggins, SLPAOak Forrest, IL 604521235451592
  27. Karen Willis, SLP-PSaint Anne, IL 609641487977740
  28. Jaidin WinfieldNorth Riverside, IL 605461871314930
  29. Julia WoodChicago, IL 606261134571771
  30. Caitlin WuebbenIsland Lake, IL 600421104356286
  31. Santina YacoubWoodridge, IL 605171043653710
  32. Kathleen ZoniTinley Park, IL 604771346699782

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2355S0801X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 18 of 50 per resident

  1. South Carolina1.6
  2. Maryland1.6
  3. Massachusetts1.6
  4. Illinois1.5
  5. Wyoming1.4
  6. South Dakota1.2
  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.

0.0% 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. Illinois0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Speech-Language Assistant records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 182 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more147 · 80.8% 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

182 NPPES records list speech-language assistant (2355S0801X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 1.5 per 100,000 residents against 3.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 52 of them (29%).

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. New York155
  2. Louisiana148
  3. Maine142
  4. Oklahoma226

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Massachusetts1.6
  2. Maryland1.6
  3. South Carolina1.6
  4. South Dakota1.2

The largest states

  1. Texas3,430
  2. California2,532
  3. Arizona2,340
  4. Florida1,571
  5. Puerto Rico421

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.