Diego Ariel Melendez , SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist β’ Chicago, IL
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200
Chicago, IL 606113068
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200
Chicago, IL 606113068
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
2025
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Years since graduation
1 years (graduated 2025)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2025 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2025
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Diego Melendez 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 Chicago and Illinois
1,753 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Chicago, IL (10,226 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
0.9% of these 1,753 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
2.8% of these 1,753 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-06NUCC 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
I20250904002899
IL
4688176183
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
660 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451659
Phone: 8472345600
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451659
Phone: 8475358500
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
676 N Saint Clair, Chicago, IL 606112927
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
676 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 606112927
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
600 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451659
Phone: 8475359510
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N St Clair, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
1000 Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451659
Phone: 8472345600
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Speech-Language Pathologist
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 676 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 1200, CHICAGO, IL 606113068 (Tel: 3126958182)
Registered at 676 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 1200, CHICAGO, IL 606113068 (Tel: 3126958182)
Registered at 675 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 15-200, CHICAGO, IL 606115967 (Tel: 3126958182)
Registered at 675 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 15-200, CHICAGO, IL 606115967 (Tel: 3126958182)
Recorded as DIEGO MELENDEZ, SLP
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 675 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 200A, CHICAGO, IL 606115975 (Tel: 3126958182)
Registered at 2901 E FORT LOWELL RD APT 217, TUCSON, AZ 857161566 (Tel: 5516972006)
Recorded as DIEGO MELENDEZ
Speech-Language Pathologist
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Chicago
- Emma Laurash, MS, CCC-SLP
- Ella Krikorian
- Christine Wancket, SLP
- Sweta Soni, MA, CCC, SLP
- Shannon Fogarty
- Sarah Kramer, SLP
Mailing Address
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200
Chicago, IL 606113068
Phone: 3126958182