Melissa John , MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist • Pittsburgh, PA
3459 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 152133236
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Melissa John is listed in NPPES under Speech-Language Pathologist.
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NPI assigned on November 8, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 53 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:
- 92526 — Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder: 24 service units.
- 92597 — Evaluation for use of voice artificial device to supplement oral speech: 15 service units.
- L8509 — Tracheo-esophageal voice prosthesis, inserted by a licensed health care provider, any type: 14 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 105. Middle half: 56 to 266.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania (2024, 116 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 429. Middle half: 158 to 1,626.
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 25 in 2023 to 53 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3459 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 152133236
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
36 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 $4,688 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 $3,623 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.
NPI first issued
2021
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; 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)
Melissa John 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 Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 105. Middle half: 56 to 266.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania (2024, 116 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 429. Middle half: 158 to 1,626.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,868. Middle half: $4,690 to $24,219.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania (2024, 116 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,481. Middle half: $11,638 to $78,275.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,035. Middle half: $3,602 to $19,148.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Speech-Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania (2024, 116 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,058. Middle half: $9,177 to $62,165.
575 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, PA (7,129 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pittsburgh
1.6% of these 575 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
6.4% of these 575 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 increased 112% from 25 in 2023 to 53 in 2024.
- 2023: 25
- 2024: 53
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 136% from $1,987 in 2023 to $4,688 in 2024.
- 2023: $1,987
- 2024: $4,688
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 129% from $1,583 in 2023 to $3,623 in 2024.
- 2023: $1,583
- 2024: $3,623
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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92526
Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder
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24 | 24 | $329.00 | $80.10 |
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92597
Evaluation for use of voice artificial device to supplement oral speech
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15 | 12 | $311.00 | $68.83 |
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L8509
Tracheo-esophageal voice prosthesis, inserted by a licensed health care provider, any type
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14 | 12 | $284.93 | $123.80 |
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: 2021-11-01NUCC 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
I20220603001710
PA
9436537479
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
Master of Arts, Speech-Language Pathologist (Certificate of Clinical Competence)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 08, 2021.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from December 2021 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Speech-Language Pathologists in Pittsburgh
- Amanda Cascio
- Olivia Liber
- Tamara Wincko
- Haley Trottier
- Ali Lewandowski, MA, CCC-SLP
- Christine Delfino, MS, CCC-SLP
Mailing Address
3601 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 152133403