NPPA recognized regional or specialized and professional accrediting agencies:
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- Accreditation Commission for Health (ACH)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF)
- DNV Healthcare
- Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
- The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations) - Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
- Southern Association of Colleges and
- Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges