Kia Danielle Alton , SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist β’ Park Rapids, MN
705 Pleasant Ave S
Park Rapids, MN 564701440
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
705 Pleasant Ave S
Park Rapids, MN 564701440
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 Detroit Lakes, MN. 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.
NPI first issued
2017
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Kia Alton 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 Park Rapids and Minnesota
6 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Park Rapids, MN (3,294 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Sources: 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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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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
I20171219000030
MN
6002174174
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
Essentia Health St. Marys Detroit Lakes Hospital, 1027 Washington Avenue
Detroit Lakes, MN 565013409
Phone: 2188475611
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 - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at Essentia Health St. Marys Detroit Lakes Hospital, 1027 Washington Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 565013409
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 705 PLEASANT AVE S, PARK RAPIDS, MN 564701440 (Tel: 2187322800)
Registered at ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH CLINIC MCL2CRED, 400 EAST THIRD STREET, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187863146)
Recorded as KIA ALTON, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: MN 8946)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARYS DETROIT LAKES HOSPITAL, 1027 WASHINGTON AVENUE, DETROIT LAKES, MN 565013409 (Tel: 2188475611)
Registered at ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH CLINIC MCL2CRED, 400 EAST THIRD STREET, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187863146)
Recorded as KIA ALTON, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: MN 8946)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Essentia Health Duluth Clinic Mcl2cred, 400 East Third Street
Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187863146