NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Speech-Language Assistant in Washington

246 NPPES records list speech-language assistant with a practice address in Washington, 3.1 per 100,000 residents, the 11th highest rate of 50. Lakewood and Granite Falls have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Washington license search. Page 5 of 5.

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).

Lakewood has the most, 17

  1. Lakewood17
  2. Granite Falls10
  3. Spokane10
  4. Marysville8
  5. Mount Vernon8

Speech-Language Assistant records in Washington

  1. Hannah SheehanRichland, WA 993541487363636
  2. Trista Sherwood, C-SLPAMount Vernon, WA 982731821896713
  3. Lacey Shilling, BA-SLPASpokane, WA 992181932706389
  4. Caroline Shipley-PetersAberdeen, WA 985201144172818
  5. Kelcie ShorterUniversity Place, WA 984661629670658
  6. Kelly Siebecke, SLPA-CMount Vernon, WA 982731821336777
  7. Christianne SmithPuyallup, WA 983711306185525
  8. Lynnette Smith, SLPATumwater, WA 985121225863996
  9. Lisa Soive, SLPAKennewick, WA 993381467262154
  10. Leah SomersPuyallup, WA 983731679280366
  11. Pamela Speck, SLPAWenatchee, WA 988011831525609
  12. Claudine Stakelin, SLPATenino, WA 985891215487814
  13. Anna StarkeyChehalis, WA 985321598428419
  14. Barbara StaytonBrush Prairie, WA 986061326398629
  15. Mary StimsonBurien, WA 981661831433903
  16. Lindsay SuarezMoses Lake, WA 988371538674981
  17. Ruby SunnySnoqualmie, WA 980651962219873
  18. Abigail SyrbuBurlington, WA 982331841006087
  19. Bea TanKent, WA 980321649987538
  20. Melissa TaylorEatonville, WA 983281669087706
  21. Bridget ThompsonOrting, WA 983601497304554
  22. Dasia ThompsonVancouver, WA 986641740530948
  23. Joseph ThompsonMarysville, WA 982701841068459
  24. Robin Toms, SLPAToutle, WA 986491962966036
  25. Jennifer TurnerBurlington, WA 982331255872438
  26. Meaghan VadenGranite Falls, WA 982521730967332
  27. Victoria Van DusenSpanaway, WA 983871528759354
  28. Carli Van LeishoutEnumclaw, WA 980221497425748
  29. Katelyn VanderveenSedro Woolley, WA 982841255877833
  30. Victoria Vela-JuarezWenatchee, WA 988011700739190
  31. Debra VogelBrush Prairie, WA 986061700139227
  32. Erin VopalenskySedro Woolley, WA 982841164188546
  33. Christine Walters, SLPAMontesano, WA 985631487199188
  34. Christina WeeksLynden, WA 982641447598131
  35. Kallan WehrmeisterMountlake Terrace, WA 980431255009015
  36. Olivia WeinbergLakewood, WA 984991861269029
  37. Lauryn WellbrockMount Vernon, WA 982741477401420
  38. Chandler Whalen, SLPABelfair, WA 985281043050057
  39. Alanna WightMercer Island, WA 980401679227078
  40. Megan Williams, SLPAMarysville, WA 982701205662780
  41. Carrie Wilson, S.L.P.AStanwood, WA 982921760727846
  42. Lisa WolfTacoma, WA 984051306275268
  43. Lisa Woolcock, B.A.Yakima, WA 989021972558310
  44. Brandon YeungGranite Falls, WA 982521053131755
  45. Alexandria ZangerAuburn, WA 980011497463673
  46. Yanina Zhaglina, BA, SLPASeattle, WA 981221235565938

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

Washington ranks 11 of 50 per resident

  1. Oklahoma5.6
  2. Missouri4.3
  3. Louisiana3.2
  4. Washington3.1
  5. New Mexico2.3
  6. North Dakota2.2
  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. Washington0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Speech-Language Assistant records in Washington, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 246 · 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 more139 · 56.5% 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

246 NPPES records list speech-language assistant (2355S0801X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Washington: 3.1 per 100,000 residents against 3.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Lakewood has 17 of them (7%).

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. Missouri265
  2. Oklahoma226
  3. Arkansas277
  4. Illinois182

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana3.2
  2. New Mexico2.3
  3. North Dakota2.2
  4. New Hampshire1.9

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.