Taylor Maridith Else , MA
Speech-Language Pathologist • Des Moines, IA
4725 Merle Hay Rd Ste 101
Des Moines, IA 503221983
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Taylor Else is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on February 3, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 682 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: 353 service units.
- 97129 — Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 313 service units.
- 96125 — Test to assess the ability to complete specific functional tasks applicable to environment: 16 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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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4725 Merle Hay Rd Ste 101
Des Moines, IA 503221983
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $15,640 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 $12,459 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
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 Des Moines and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Taylor Else are from 2023.
45 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Des Moines, IA (1,080 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Des Moines
2.2% of these 45 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
4.4% of these 45 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
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2023 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2023 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2023 only.
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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353 | 16 | $23.14 | $20.70 |
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97129
Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, initial 15 minutes
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313 | 16 | $24.23 | $21.68 |
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96125
Test to assess the ability to complete specific functional tasks applicable to environment
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16 | 16 | $108.12 | $96.72 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-02-03NUCC 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.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 03, 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 February 2021 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Des Moines
Healthcare providers in Des MoinesMailing Address
515 Ne Brookshire Ct
Waukee, IA 502638158
Phone: 5156646788