Melissa Vargas
Speech-Language Pathologist โข Baltimore, MD
1020 Saint Paul St
Baltimore, MD 212022606
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Melissa Vargas is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on April 21, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 175 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 92507 โ Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder: 162 service units.
- 92523 โ Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ 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
1020 Saint Paul St
Baltimore, MD 212022606
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: Expressable Therapy Of New Jersey Pc; Expressable Therapy Pc; Salus Capital Inc. 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
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
28 people with Original Medicare in 2023
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2023.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $15,039 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $11,993 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 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
2014
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melissa Vargas 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 Baltimore and Maryland
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Melissa Vargas are from 2023.
820 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Baltimore, MD (4,560 in Maryland).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Baltimore
1.3% of these 820 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
3.7% of these 820 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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92507
Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
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162 | 23 | $95.00 | $74.97 |
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92523
Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression
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13 | 13 | $260.00 | $222.60 |
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: 2025-10-03NUCC 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.
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.
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
I20220427002606
MD
4981091675
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
Expressable Therapy Pc
1997 Annapolis Exchange Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 214013273
Phone: 5614623933
Expressable Therapy Pc
99 Hudson St, New York, NY 100132993
Phone: 5123990064
Salus Capital Inc
1020 Saint Paul St, Baltimore, MD 212022606
Phone: 4105290348
Expressable Therapy Of New Jersey Pc
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 070681054
Phone: 5123990064
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Occupational Therapist
MSOTR, L
Occupational Therapist
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 41YS01236400)
Registered at 1020 SAINT PAUL ST, BALTIMORE, MD 212022606 (Tel: 4105290348)
Registered at 7110 MARSTON RD, BALTIMORE, MD 212074520 (Tel: 9173865030)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 125 W 228TH ST APT 8F, BRONX, NY 104636647 (Tel: 9173865030)
Registered at 125 W 228TH ST APT 8F, BRONX, NY 104636647 (Tel: 9173865030)
Recorded as MELISSA VARGAS
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Baltimore
- Patricia Marek
- Kristine Pietsch, CCC-SLP
- Jason Kortte, SLP
- Olivia Demeo
- Tori Urps
- Jordan Differding, MS, CCC-SLP
Mailing Address
7110 Marston Rd
Baltimore, MD 212074520
Phone: 9173865030