Sarah Bowman , SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist β’ Cherokee, NC
1 Hospital Rd
Cherokee, NC 28719
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Hospital Rd
Cherokee, NC 28719
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2025
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Years since graduation
1 years (graduated 2025)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2025 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2025
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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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)
Sarah Bowman 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 Cherokee and North Carolina
4 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Cherokee, NC (7,318 in North Carolina).
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-07-21NUCC 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
I20250930003089
TX
4981100880
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Dentist
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Psychiatry & Neurology - Addiction Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as SARAH BOWMAN, SLP
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 HOSPITAL RD, CHEROKEE, NC 28719 (Tel: 8284979163)
Registered at PO BOX 96809, CHARLOTTE, NC 282966809 (Tel: 8284979163)
Recorded as SARAH BROWN, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: NC 30004215)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Po Box 96809
Charlotte, NC 282966809
Phone: 8284979163