Sydney Short
Speech-Language Pathologist โข Lexington, KY
3116 Meadowland Ct
Lexington, KY 405092943
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Sydney Short is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on May 16, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 280 Original Medicare Part B services in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2021:
- 97130 โ Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 176 service units.
- 97129 โ Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 104 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3116 Meadowland Ct
Lexington, KY 405092943
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.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,196 in 2021
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2021. 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, 2021.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,958 in 2021
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2021, 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, 2021.
NPI first issued
2019
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, 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Sydney Short 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 Lexington and Kentucky
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Sydney Short are from 2021.
300 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Lexington, KY (2,905 in Kentucky).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lexington
0.3% of these 300 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
3.7% of these 300 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 2021 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2021 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2021), 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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176 | 12 | $40.00 | $21.87 |
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97129
Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, initial 15 minutes
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104 | 14 | $40.00 | $22.57 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2021; 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: 2025-01-11NUCC 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.
NUCC 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
I20210329002251
KY
3577970037
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3116 MEADOWLAND CT, LEXINGTON, KY 405092943 (Tel: 6066340090)
Registered at 3116 MEADOWLAND CT, LEXINGTON, KY 405092943 (Tel: 6066340090)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2150 LEXINGTON RD, RICHMOND, KY 404757924 (Tel: 8593338147)
Registered at 1215 ASHFORD LN, LEXINGTON, KY 405152106 (Tel: 6066340090)
Recorded as SYDNEY SHORT
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: KY 248470)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Lexington
- Emily Parsons, SLP
- Dr. Daniel Croake, PhD
- Crystal Anderson, MS CCC-SLP
- Lauren Shnowske, MS
- Lauren Nicholas, MS
- Taylor Baird
Mailing Address
3116 Meadowland Ct
Lexington, KY 405092943
Phone: 6066340090