NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Speech-Language Pathologist in Kentucky

2,904 NPPES records list speech-language pathologist with a practice address in Kentucky, 64 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 39 of 59.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 235Z00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Louisville has the most, 647

  1. Louisville647
  2. Lexington300
  3. Bowling Green141
  4. Owensboro99
  5. Richmond92

Speech-Language Pathologist records in Kentucky

  1. Cheryl Otermat, MACCCSLPLouisville, KY 402231902027550
  2. Emily OttoCold Spring, KY 410761952707788
  3. Amy OvertonLexington, KY 405141962523472
  4. Bryanna Owens, SLPShelbyville, KY 400651366990947
  5. Rebecca Owens, CCC-SLPLouisville, KY 402161598265084
  6. Rhiannon Owens, SLPLexington, KY 405151184859860
  7. Susan Owens, M.S.Lexington, KY 405031043338015
  8. David P'Pool, SLPLexington, KY 405041780255067
  9. John Pace, M.S. CCC-SLPOwensboro, KY 423011215364328
  10. Hope PackLexington, KY 405021598929846
  11. Laura Padgett, MA/CCC/SLPHopkinsville, KY 422401992039358
  12. Ryan Padovani, SLPLouisville, KY 402991114439205
  13. Christen Page, PHD, CCC-SLPGeorgetown, KY 403241063610830
  14. Kaitlyn PageLa Grange, KY 400311164226544
  15. Kellimae PageTompkinsville, KY 421671235860685
  16. Olivia Page, M.S. CF-SLPBowling Green, KY 421041811512106
  17. Rachel Painter, M.S. CCC/SLPWinchester, KY 403911013230408
  18. Samantha Palmer, SLPNicholasville, KY 403561033767074
  19. Tiffany Palmer, M.S., CCC/SLPBowling Green, KY 421041306187562
  20. Kala PangelinanCrestwood, KY 400141972493997
  21. Stephanie PanteraLouisville, KY 402991730702481
  22. Daphne ParkerHenderson, KY 424201730738105
  23. Rebecca Parkey, M.S.Nicholasville, KY 403561679998488
  24. Kari Parks, MA, CCC-SLPLouisville, KY 402991013317072
  25. Lisa Parks, MAManchester, KY 409621164171138
  26. Allison ParrottSomerset, KY 425031023672078
  27. Emily Parsons, SLPLexington, KY 405031598117640
  28. Kristen Parsons, MS CCC-SLPBarbourville, KY 409061043103781
  29. Laken Parsons, M.A. SLP-CFYBerea, KY 404031437762671
  30. Tina Parsons, M.S. CCC-SLPLexington, KY 405041902188659
  31. Kela PartonBerea, KY 404031013689124
  32. Adrienne Patterson, M.S., CCC-SLPCrestwood, KY 400141407269970
  33. Jane PattersonLexington, KY 405021831608173
  34. Jeanne Patterson, CCC/SLPLouisville, KY 402221588238984
  35. Kristin Patton, MCD, CCC-SLPFort Campbell, KY 422231063777308
  36. Dominique Payne, CCC-SLPBowling Green, KY 421011497000111
  37. Jill Payne, MS, CCC-SLPOwensboro, KY 423031528381118
  38. Linda Payne, M.A.Independence, KY 410511487879649
  39. Lindsay Payne, M.S. CCC/SLPOwensboro, KY 423031417505348
  40. Lisa Payne, SLPLondon, KY 407411891271631
  41. Samantha PayneOwensboro, KY 423031538452057
  42. Shelley Payne, M.S., CCC-SLPPembroke, KY 422661447424171
  43. Lynda Payne-Stikes, MS, CCC-SLPLa Grange, KY 400311639408230
  44. Hannah PaytonLexington, KY 405031063195527
  45. Logan PaytonAshland, KY 411021275145807
  46. Margaret Pelletier, MS CF-SLPPrinceton, KY 424451104451962
  47. Ashley PenceOlive Hill, KY 411641629488218
  48. Sara Pence, M.S. CCC-SLPFrankfort, KY 406211043650096
  49. La Saundra Pendleton, M.S., CCC-SLPCovington, KY 410111508075417
  50. Katelyn PendleyBelton, KY 423241588191092

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 235Z00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 18 of 51 per resident

  1. South Dakota67
  2. North Carolina66
  3. Ohio65
  4. Kentucky64
  5. Wisconsin64
  6. Delaware63
  7. 50 states and D.C.59

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 235Z00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

4.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 3.0% 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. Kentucky4.3%
  2. United States3.0%

Speech-Language Pathologist records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file125 of 2,904 · 4.3% here, 3.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file139 · 4.8% here, 4.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,907 · 65.7% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 138 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 235Z00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,904 NPPES records list speech-language pathologist (235Z00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 64 per 100,000 residents against 59 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 647 of them (22%).

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. Indiana2,993
  2. Minnesota3,082
  3. South Carolina3,161
  4. Louisiana3,307

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin64.0
  2. Ohio64.8
  3. Delaware63.3
  4. North Carolina66.2

The largest states

  1. New York24,851
  2. Texas17,062
  3. California13,141
  4. Florida11,495
  5. Illinois10,224

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.