Benjamin J Kost , SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist • Decorah, IA
901 Montgomery St
Decorah, IA 521012325
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
901 Montgomery St
Decorah, IA 521012325
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
NPI first issued
2021
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Decorah and Iowa
5 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Decorah, IA (1,080 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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: 2021-10-13NUCC 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.
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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Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 13, 2021.
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 2021 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
901 Montgomery St
Decorah, IA 521012325
Phone: 5633822911