Speech-Language Pathologist providers in the U.S.
199,814 NPPES records list speech-language pathologist as their primary taxonomy, about 59 per 100,000 residents; North Dakota and New York have the most per resident. 15 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 235Z00000X means
235Z00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Speech-Language Pathologist, in the grouping Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers. 199,814 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
The speech-language pathologist is the professional who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span from infancy through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists address typical and atypical impairments and disorders related to communication and swallowing in the areas of speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language (comprehension and expression), cognition, and feeding and swallowing.
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 235Z00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Brooklyn has the most, 3,103
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 235Z00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,794 | 35 |
| Alaska | 415 | 57 |
| Arizona | 4,510 | 61 |
| Arkansas | 3,677 | 120 |
| California | 13,141 | 34 |
| Colorado | 4,253 | 72 |
| Connecticut | 1,639 | 45 |
| Delaware | 653 | 63 |
| District of Columbia | 638 | 94 |
| Florida | 11,495 | 51 |
| Georgia | 4,744 | 43 |
| Hawaii | 566 | 39 |
| Idaho | 958 | 49 |
| Illinois | 10,224 | 82 |
| Indiana | 2,993 | 44 |
| Iowa | 1,080 | 34 |
| Kansas | 1,492 | 51 |
| Kentucky | 2,904 | 64 |
| Louisiana | 3,307 | 72 |
| Maine | 1,168 | 84 |
| Maryland | 4,509 | 73 |
| Massachusetts | 3,980 | 57 |
| Michigan | 3,734 | 37 |
| Minnesota | 3,082 | 54 |
| Mississippi | 1,500 | 51 |
| Missouri | 5,054 | 82 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 567 | 50 |
| Nebraska | 1,845 | 93 |
| Nevada | 903 | 28 |
| New Hampshire | 1,111 | 79 |
| New Jersey | 4,915 | 53 |
| New Mexico | 1,997 | 94 |
| New York | 24,851 | 127 |
| North Carolina | 7,172 | 66 |
| North Dakota | 1,009 | 129 |
| Ohio | 7,643 | 65 |
| Oklahoma | 2,454 | 61 |
| Oregon | 2,088 | 49 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,128 | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 643 | 59 |
| South Carolina | 3,161 | 59 |
| South Dakota | 613 | 67 |
| Tennessee | 3,731 | 52 |
| Texas | 17,062 | 56 |
| Utah | 1,344 | 39 |
| Vermont | 321 | 50 |
| Virginia | 4,939 | 57 |
| Washington | 4,109 | 53 |
| West Virginia | 1,387 | 78 |
| Wisconsin | 3,785 | 64 |
| Wyoming | 329 | 56 |
In federal data
- NUCC code235Z00000X
- Size rank8th of 688 specialties by records (2.73% of all)
- Part D prescribers15 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims36 a year per prescriber, on average (430th of 496)
- Industry payments2 physicians paid $346 in 2024, $173 each on average
- Concentration9 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 pathologist records
- Jamie Schwartz, M.S., CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1821186420
- Adrian Trotman, SLPAnchorage, AK1730339631
- Chelsea File, M.S., SLPAnchorage, AK1174961015
- Katrina James, M.S., CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1538577036
- Jesse Peterman, MAAnchorage, AK1972162063
- Karen Fletcher, M.S., SLPAnchorage, AK1386297497
- Anna Coddington, CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1780204065
- Kelsie MaynesAnchorage, AK1821716945
- Deanna Bradshaw, MS, CF-SLPAnchorage, AK1780418525
- Deanna Kile, MA CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1578776506
- Laura KautzmanAnchorage, AK1073842464
- Hannah Wagner, MA CCC SLPAnchorage, AK1487086146
- Maureen O'Keefe, CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1659784437
- Michelle Burch, SLPAnchorage, AK1720122930
- Kathleen Morgan, CCC-SLPAnchorage, AK1912033218
- Lynn Clement, M.H.S., SLP-CCCAnchorage, AK1265569768
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Speech-Language Pathologist headcount concentrate?
199,814 Speech-Language Pathologist NPIs span 55 states; New York alone holds 24,851. Top metros include Brooklyn, NY; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX. Nationally this is 8th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Speech-Language Pathologist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Speech-Language Pathologist physicians totaling $346 (12 payments; average $173, 370th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Speech-Language Pathologist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Speech-Language Pathologist NPIs, 15 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 36 claims and $2K drug cost per prescriber; 430th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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.