Linde A Schuster , MSCCCSLP
Speech-Language Pathologist โข Raton, NM
1210 N 1st St
Raton, NM 877403500
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Linde Schuster is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on June 5, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 86 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:
- 92526 โ Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder: 58 service units.
- 92610 โ Evaluation of swallowing function: 28 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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Medicare Part B services went from 115 in 2021 to 86 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1210 N 1st St
Raton, NM 877403500
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 1 group name: Huerfano County Hospital District. 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
1987
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $7,414 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 $5,929 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
39 years (graduated 1987)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1987 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, 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Linde Schuster 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 Raton and New Mexico
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Linde Schuster are from 2023.
8 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Raton, NM (1,998 in New Mexico).
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 decreased 25% from 115 in 2021 to 86 in 2023.
- 2021: 115
- 2023: 86
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 24% from $9,728 in 2021 to $7,414 in 2023.
- 2021: $9,728
- 2023: $7,414
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $7,699 in 2021 to $5,929 in 2023.
- 2021: $7,699
- 2023: $5,929
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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92526
Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder
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58 | 11 | $185.69 | $85.67 |
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92610
Evaluation of swallowing function
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28 | 11 | $350.21 | $87.32 |
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: 2020-08-19NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
I20200827001303
NM
0143583674
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
Huerfano County Hospital District
23500 Us Hwy 160, Walsenburg, CO 810899524
Phone: 7197385100
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1210 N 1ST ST, RATON, NM 877403500 (Tel: 5054455184)
Registered at 243 COOK AVE, RATON, NM 877403930 (Tel: 5054455184)
Registered at PO BOX 525, RATON, NM 877400525 (Tel: 5054455184)
Registered at 243 COOK AVE, RATON, NM 877403930 (Tel: 5054455184)
Registered at PO BOX 525, RATON, NM 877400525 (Tel: 5054455184)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1210 N 1ST ST, RATON, NM 877403500 (Tel: 5054455184)
Registered at 1210 N 1ST ST, PO BOX 525, RATON, NM 877403500 (Tel: 5054455184)
Recorded as LINDE SCHUSTER, MSCCCSLP
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: NM 585)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Po Box 525
Raton, NM 877400525
Phone: 5054455184