Catherine Bowden
Speech-Language Pathologist • Alpharetta, GA
420 N Pine Dr
Alpharetta, GA 300227091
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Catherine Bowden is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on October 29, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 731 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 97130 — Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 415 service units.
- 92507 — Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder: 167 service units.
- 97129 — Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 149 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 190 in 2021 to 731 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
420 N Pine Dr
Alpharetta, GA 300227091
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $24,862 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $19,455 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
NPI first issued
2018
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Catherine Bowden has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Alpharetta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Catherine Bowden are from 2023.
159 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Alpharetta, GA (4,745 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Alpharetta
0% of these 159 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
2.5% of these 159 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 285% from 190 in 2021 to 731 in 2023.
- 2021: 190
- 2022: 690
- 2023: 731
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 63% from $15,226 in 2021 to $24,862 in 2023.
- 2021: $15,226
- 2022: $25,669
- 2023: $24,862
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 66% from $11,693 in 2021 to $19,455 in 2023.
- 2021: $11,693
- 2022: $20,389
- 2023: $19,455
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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97130
Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, each additional 15 minutes
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415 | 14 | $30.00 | $21.34 |
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92507
Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
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167 | 16 | $95.00 | $75.90 |
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97129
Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, initial 15 minutes
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149 | 14 | $28.00 | $22.35 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 235Z00000X
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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
I20190220002059
GA
8426396250
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 29, 2018.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from November 2018 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Alpharetta
- Kathryn Karlin, MACCC SLP
- Leann Jaeger, MED SLP, CCC
- Kia Scheffer, CF-SLP
- Olivia Hutchinson
- Gulsum Topbas, SLP
- Billy Thompson, CCC-SLP
Mailing Address
420 N Pine Dr
Alpharetta, GA 300227091