Kathryn M Thompson , MA
Audiologist โข Waterloo, IA
1753 W Ridgeway Ave Ste 111
Waterloo, IA 50701
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NPI assigned on July 27, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 98 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 92567 โ Test to assess middle ear function: 50 service units.
- 92557 โ Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test: 48 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 30 in 2018 to 98 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018โ2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1753 W Ridgeway Ave Ste 111
Waterloo, IA 50701
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Waterloo, IA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Audiologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
50 people with Original Medicare in 2019
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2019.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,442 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,807 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2019.
NPI first issued
2006
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Waterloo and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Kathryn Thompson are from 2019.
8 active clinicians are listed under Audiologist with a practice address in Waterloo, IA (194 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 227% from 30 in 2018 to 98 in 2019.
- 2018: 30
- 2019: 98
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $743 in 2018 to $2,442 in 2019.
- 2018: $743
- 2019: $2,442
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $592 in 2018 to $1,807 in 2019.
- 2018: $592
- 2019: $1,807
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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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92567
Test to assess middle ear function
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50 | 50 | $50.00 | $14.05 |
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92557
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test
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48 | 48 | $112.00 | $36.24 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; 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: 231H00000X
(1) A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 237700000X
Individuals who test hearing for the selection, adaptation, fitting, adjusting, servicing, and sale of hearing aids. Hearing Instrument Specialist is a designation provided individuals who qualify by the National Hearing Aid Society
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 231H00000X
(1) A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
2710 Saint Francis Dr, Suite 411
Waterloo, IA 507025619
Phone: 3192725000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1753 W RIDGEWAY AVE STE 111, WATERLOO, IA 50701 (Tel: 3198335970)
Registered at PO BOX 2758, WATERLOO, IA 507042758 (Tel: 3192355390)
Additional practice office at 2710 Saint Francis Dr, SUITE 411, Waterloo, IA 507025619
Audiologist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 147001127)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2710 SAINT FRANCIS DR, SUITE 411, WATERLOO, IA 507025619 (Tel: 3192725000)
Registered at 2510 E SUNSET RD, UNIT 5-260, LAS VEGAS, NV 891203511 (Tel: 7027980113)
Recorded as KATHRYN THOMPSON, M.A.
Audiologist (license number reported to NPPES: IA 558)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Audiologists in Waterloo
Healthcare providers in WaterlooMailing Address
Po Box 2758
Waterloo, IA 507042758
Phone: 3192355390