Judith F Ball , MS, CCC, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist • Downers Grove, IL
3450 Lacey Rd
Downers Grove, IL 605155430
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Judith Ball is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on March 12, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 308 Original Medicare Part B services in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2020:
- 92507 — Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder: 308 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 342 in 2017 to 308 in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2020.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3450 Lacey Rd
Downers Grove, IL 605155430
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: Midwestern University. 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
1987
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $10,644 in 2020
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2020. 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, 2020.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,103 in 2020
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2020, 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, 2020.
Years since graduation
39 years (graduated 1987)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1987 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
2007
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, “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)
Judith Ball 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 Downers Grove and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Judith Ball are from 2020.
129 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Downers Grove, IL (10,226 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Downers Grove
0% of these 129 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
4.7% of these 129 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 decreased 10% from 342 in 2017 to 308 in 2020.
- 2017: 342
- 2018: 396
- 2019: 358
- 2020: 308
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $11,320 in 2017 and $10,644 in 2020.
- 2017: $11,320
- 2018: $13,337
- 2019: $11,839
- 2020: $10,644
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $8,437 in 2017 and $8,103 in 2020.
- 2017: $8,437
- 2018: $10,498
- 2019: $9,036
- 2020: $8,103
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2020), 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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92507
Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
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308 | 11 | $35.00 | $34.56 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2020; 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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-07NUCC 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
I20140523000407
IL
7618190489
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
Midwestern University
3450 Lacey Rd, Downers Grove, IL 605155430
Phone: 6307434500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3450 LACEY RD, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 605155430 (Tel: 6307434500)
Registered at 3450 LACEY RD, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 605155430 (Tel: 6307434500)
Recorded as JUDITH BALL, MS,CCC,SLP
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 290 S LAMBERT RD, GLEN ELLYN, IL 601376590 (Tel: 6308582158)
Registered at 3450 LACEY ROAD, SPEECH PATHOLOGY, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 605155430 (Tel: 6307434500)
Recorded as JUDITH BALL, MS,CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 146000878)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6705 KINGERY HWY, WILLOWBROOK, IL 605275142 (Tel: 6303886762)
Registered at 290 S LAMBERT RD, GLEN ELLYN, IL 601376590 (Tel: 6308582158)
Recorded as JUDITH BALL, MS,CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
3450 Lacey Rd
Downers Grove, IL 605155430
Phone: 6307434500