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Melissa Reed

Speech-Language Pathologist โ€ข Springfield, MO

Active NPI 1881059558 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

3545 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65807

Call 4172695537 Location details and other listings
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3545 S National Ave

Springfield, MO 65807

Telephone 4172695537
Fax 4172695508
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Regional Services Facility NPI 1003980228

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Unity, ME. See the list

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Lester E Cox Medical Centers. 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

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare patients

14 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $7,342 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.

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, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $6,015 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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, 2024.

Years since graduation

33 years (graduated 1993)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1993 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2015

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.

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, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Melissa Reed 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Missouri

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Missouri (2024, 66 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 321. Middle half: 187 to 803.

Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Springfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare-allowed amount

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Missouri (2024, 66 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,141. Middle half: $14,035 to $50,763.

Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Springfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Paid by Medicare

A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Missouri (2024, 66 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,325. Middle half: $10,891 to $39,672.

Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Springfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

223 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Springfield, MO (5,056 in Missouri).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Springfield

0.4% of these 223 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0.9% of these 223 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

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

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
92507 Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
116 13 $210.07 $63.29

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: 2026-06-18
Speech-Language Pathologist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 235Z00000X

License # reported to NPPES MO 105596

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.

Speech-Language Pathologist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 235Z00000X

License # reported to NPPES ME SP1007

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.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20200504000259

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

MO

PECOS Control ID

2668803883

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

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3535 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658077310

Phone: 4172699800

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3545 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658077310

Phone: 4172695500

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3525 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658077310

Phone: 4172696000

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658075210

Phone: 4172696000

Secondary Practice Locations

572 Albion Rd

Unity, ME 049883219

Phone: 0000000000

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events
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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 18, 2026

Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: MO 105596)

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Updated Practice Location August 21, 2019

Registered at 3545 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807 (Tel: 4172695537)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 21, 2019

Registered at PO BOX 4046, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658084046 (Tel: 4172695712)

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NPI Profile Active December 23, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) December 23, 2015

Registered at 149 NORTH ST, WATERVILLE, ME 049014974 (Tel: 2076217511)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) December 23, 2015

Registered at 149 NORTH ST, WATERVILLE, ME 049014974 (Tel: 2076217511)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) December 23, 2015

Recorded as MELISSA REED

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 23, 2015

Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: ME SP1007)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 23, 2015

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1881059558
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: December 23, 2015
Last Update: June 18, 2026
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 4046

Springfield, MO 658084046

Phone: 4172695712

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.