Dr. Melinda F Bryan , PhD, CCC-A
Audiologist • Ruston, LA
509 W Alabama Ave
Ruston, LA 712704231
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NPI assigned on March 20, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 599 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92567 — Test to assess middle ear function: 297 service units.
- 92557 — Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test: 265 service units.
- 92553 — Test for hearing various pitches using earphone and device placed against the bone: 37 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Audiologist in Louisiana (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 199. Middle half: 106 to 342.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 328 in 2020 to 599 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
509 W Alabama Ave
Ruston, LA 712704231
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 Monroe, LA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Louisiana Tech Speech And Hearing Center. 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
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
Audiologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
291 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $14,890 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $10,489 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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, 2024.
Years since graduation
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 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)
Dr. Bryan 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 Ruston and Louisiana
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Audiologist in Louisiana (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 199. Middle half: 106 to 342.
Too few clinicians listed under Audiologist in Ruston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Audiologist in Louisiana (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,697. Middle half: $3,013 to $10,653.
Too few clinicians listed under Audiologist in Ruston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Audiologist in Louisiana (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,943. Middle half: $2,190 to $7,441.
Too few clinicians listed under Audiologist in Ruston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Audiologist with a practice address in Ruston, LA (252 in Louisiana).
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 83% from 328 in 2020 to 599 in 2024.
- 2020: 328
- 2021: 492
- 2022: 549
- 2023: 554
- 2024: 599
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 76% from $8,464 in 2020 to $14,890 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,464
- 2021: $12,860
- 2022: $14,153
- 2023: $14,210
- 2024: $14,890
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 66% from $6,309 in 2020 to $10,489 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,309
- 2021: $9,463
- 2022: $10,172
- 2023: $9,932
- 2024: $10,489
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), 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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92567
Test to assess middle ear function
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297 | 280 | $50.27 | $14.96 |
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92557
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test
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265 | 261 | $105.49 | $33.86 |
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92553
Test for hearing various pitches using earphone and device placed against the bone
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37 | 36 | $69.51 | $39.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; 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: 2024-08-19NUCC 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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST
I20200205002154
LA
0840626172
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
Louisiana Tech Speech And Hearing Center
509 W Alabama Ave, Ruston, LA 712704231
Phone: 3182572438
Secondary Practice Locations
2802 Kilpatrick Blvd
Monroe, LA 712015139
Phone: 3188556282
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2247 HIGHWAY 820, CHOUDRANT, LA 712273323 (Tel: 3185254906)
Additional practice office at 2802 Kilpatrick Blvd, Monroe, LA 712015139
Registered at 604 N ACADIA RD STE 101, THIBODAUX, LA 703014897 (Tel: 9854465079)
Audiologist (license number reported to NPPES: MP 5681)
Registered at 509 W ALABAMA AVE, RUSTON, LA 712704231 (Tel: 3182572438)
Registered at 2247 HIGHWAY 820, CHOUDRANT, LA 712273323 (Tel: 3185254906)
Audiologist (license number reported to NPPES: LA 5681)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 306 ROBINSON HL, RUSTON, LA 712720001 (Tel: 3182572146)
Registered at 138 TES DR., CHOUDRANT, LA 71227 (Tel: 3185254906)
Recorded as MELINDA BRYAN, PH.D., CCC-A
Audiologist (license number reported to NPPES: LA 5681)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
2247 Highway 820
Choudrant, LA 712273323
Phone: 3185254906