Speech-Language Assistant providers in the U.S.
12,930 NPPES records list speech-language assistant as their primary taxonomy, about 3.7 per 100,000 residents; Arizona and Texas have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 2355S0801X means
2355S0801X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Specialist/Technologist, Speech-Language Assistant, in the grouping Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers. 12,930 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2355S0801X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Phoenix has the most, 533
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2355S0801X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12 | 0.2 |
| Alaska | 56 | 7.6 |
| Arizona | 2,340 | 31.5 |
| Arkansas | 277 | 9.0 |
| California | 2,532 | 6.5 |
| Colorado | 44 | 0.7 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 0.6 |
| Florida | 1,571 | 6.9 |
| Georgia | 22 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 8 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 182 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | 39 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 12 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 148 | 3.2 |
| Maine | 142 | 10.2 |
| Maryland | 99 | 1.6 |
| Massachusetts | 110 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | 17 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 0.2 |
| Missouri | 265 | 4.3 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 4 | 0.4 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 1.2 |
| Nevada | 10 | 0.3 |
| New Hampshire | 26 | 1.9 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 48 | 2.3 |
| New York | 155 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | 94 | 0.9 |
| North Dakota | 17 | 2.2 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 226 | 5.6 |
| Oregon | 34 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 0.5 |
| South Carolina | 87 | 1.6 |
| South Dakota | 11 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | 44 | 0.6 |
| Texas | 3,430 | 11.2 |
| Utah | 33 | 1.0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 49 | 0.6 |
| Washington | 246 | 3.1 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 1.4 |
In federal data
- NUCC code2355S0801X · Specialist/Technologist
- Size rank81st of 688 specialties by records (0.18% of all)
- In its family2nd of 6 Specialist/Technologist codes, 22% of the family
- Concentration3 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of speech-language assistant records
- Kathryn Burzinski, SLPAAnchorage, AK1205707239
- Mary Tate, B.S. ECE; SLP-AAnchorage, AK1245894310
- Valerie Gorm, C-SLPAAnchorage, AK1659198166
- Zarinah Cruz, C-SLPAAnchorage, AK1215748280
- Matthew Sandoval, SLPAAnchorage, AK1477844967
- Diana Galley, SLPAAnchorage, AK1093101800
- Victoria Wang, SLPAAnchorage, AK1962957209
- Janice Rountree, SLPAAnchorage, AK1629588801
- Rheanna FramptonAnchorage, AK1245745900
- Julie JohnsonAnchorage, AK1992281554
- Kari Meyer, SLPAAnchorage, AK1629557947
- Rebecca George, SLPAAnchorage, AK1871163550
- Callie AkinsAnchorage, AK1154035715
- Tatianna Clary, SLPAAnchorage, AK1497459424
- Giuliana RicciAnchorage, AK1518731108
- Makayla MaughanAnchorage, AK1578315545
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Speech-Language Assistant headcount concentrate?
12,930 Speech-Language Assistant NPIs span 52 states; Texas alone holds 3,430. Top metros include Phoenix, AZ; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Dallas, TX. Nationally this is 81st of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find a Speech-Language Assistant provider?
Speech-Language Assistant providers are listed in 52 states; Phoenix leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Homemaker and just below Advanced Practice Midwife. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 2355S0801X mean?
Speech-Language Assistant is NUCC taxonomy 2355S0801X in the Specialist/Technologist group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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.