Heather Friedman , MS, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist โข Lowell, MA
10 George St Ste 310
Lowell, MA 018522293
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Heather Friedman is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on September 27, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 644 Original Medicare Part B services in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2020:
- 97130 โ Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes: 226 service units.
- 92507 โ Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder: 176 service units.
- 92526 โ Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder: 144 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 75 in 2019 to 644 in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2020.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
10 George St Ste 310
Lowell, MA 018522293
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Lowell, MA. 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
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $38,205 in 2020
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2020. 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, 2020.
Paid by Medicare
About $28,933 in 2020
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2020, 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, 2020.
NPI first issued
2016
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Lowell and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Heather Friedman are from 2020.
67 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Lowell, MA (3,982 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lowell
0% of these 67 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
1.5% of these 67 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
Medicare Part B services increased 759% from 75 in 2019 to 644 in 2020.
- 2019: 75
- 2020: 644
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 428% from $7,238 in 2019 to $38,205 in 2020.
- 2019: $7,238
- 2020: $38,205
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 402% from $5,768 in 2019 to $28,933 in 2020.
- 2019: $5,768
- 2020: $28,933
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2020), 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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226 | 11 | $43.16 | $25.63 |
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92507
Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
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176 | 16 | $138.00 | $75.89 |
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92526
Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder
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144 | 13 | $178.25 | $99.28 |
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97129
Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, initial 15 minutes
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87 | 11 | $45.16 | $26.80 |
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92523
Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression
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11 | 11 | $331.20 | $220.76 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2020; 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: 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.
Secondary Practice Locations
1230 Bridge St
Lowell, MA 018501291
Phone: 9789555955
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 Medicine & Rehabilitation
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 10 GEORGE ST STE 310, LOWELL, MA 018522293 (Tel: 9784521776)
Registered at 430 S MARGINAL RD, JERICHO, NY 117531914
Recorded as HEATHER FRIEDMAN, MS, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 300 GARDEN CITY PLZ, GARDEN CITY, NY 115303302 (Tel: 5167479030)
Registered at 430 S MARGINAL RD, JERICHO, NY 117531914
Recorded as HEATHER FRIEDMAN, MS, CF-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Lowell
Healthcare providers in LowellMailing Address
430 S Marginal Rd
Jericho, NY 117531914