Melody Lynn Sheldon , MA, CCC-SP
Speech-Language Pathologist • Coos Bay, OR
490 N. Second, Ste C
Coos Bay, OR 974202305
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Melody Sheldon is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on October 3, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 598 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92507 — Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder: 265 service units.
- 92526 — Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder: 190 service units.
- 92610 — Evaluation of swallowing function: 90 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Oregon (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 153. Middle half: 67 to 291.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 552 in 2020 to 598 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
490 N. Second
Ste C
Coos Bay, OR 974202305
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
1990
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
139 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $50,561 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.
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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $38,938 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Years since graduation
36 years (graduated 1990)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1990 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
2006
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Melody Sheldon 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 Coos Bay and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Oregon (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 153. Middle half: 67 to 291.
Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Coos Bay have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Oregon (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,747. Middle half: $4,666 to $26,704.
Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Coos Bay have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Oregon (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,099. Middle half: $3,435 to $20,150.
Too few clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Coos Bay have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
12 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Coos Bay, OR (2,091 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Coos Bay
8.3% of these 12 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
16.7% of these 12 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 varied from year to year: 552 in 2020 and 598 in 2024.
- 2020: 552
- 2021: 561
- 2022: 523
- 2023: 763
- 2024: 598
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $47,944 in 2020 and $50,561 in 2024.
- 2020: $47,944
- 2021: $46,454
- 2022: $42,923
- 2023: $62,454
- 2024: $50,561
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $36,827 in 2020 and $38,938 in 2024.
- 2020: $36,827
- 2021: $36,151
- 2022: $33,174
- 2023: $48,507
- 2024: $38,938
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
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92507
Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder
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265 | 47 | $160.00 | $72.03 |
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92526
Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder
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190 | 97 | $151.20 | $81.90 |
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92610
Evaluation of swallowing function
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90 | 88 | $279.00 | $82.50 |
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92523
Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression
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28 | 27 | $245.63 | $220.57 |
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92524
Analysis of voice and resonance production
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13 | 13 | $230.00 | $105.99 |
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92520
Study of voice box function
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12 | 12 | $79.00 | $77.74 |
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
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.
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - QUALIFIED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
I20090817000635
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0941354708
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.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 03, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
490 N. Second, Ste C
Coos Bay, OR 974202305
Phone: 5412675221