Tessa Claire Folkerts , SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist β’ Covington, WA
17265 Se Wax Rd Ste 105
Covington, WA 980429102
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
17265 Se Wax Rd Ste 105
Covington, WA 980429102
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Newcastle, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Speech-Language Pathologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
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.
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, 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Covington and Washington
2 active clinicians are listed under Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice address in Covington, WA (4,109 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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: 2023-04-11NUCC 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.
Secondary Practice Locations
13800 Newcastle Golf Club Rd Apt 218
Newcastle, WA 980593298
Phone: 6163079073
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 17265 SE WAX RD STE 105, COVINGTON, WA 980429102 (Tel: 2539814133)
Registered at 17265 SE WAX RD, COVINGTON, WA 980429102 (Tel: 2539814133)
Speech-Language Pathologist (license number reported to NPPES: WA LL61193721)
Registered at 22443 SE 240TH ST STE B101, MAPLE VALLEY, WA 980385879 (Tel: 4253587160)
Registered at 22443 SE 240TH ST STE B101, MAPLE VALLEY, WA 980385879 (Tel: 4253587160)
Recorded as TESSA FOLKERTS, SLP
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 297 N BROAD ST, BROOKSVILLE, FL 346012925 (Tel: 3527960069)
Registered at 537 N SETON AVE, LECANTO, FL 344618789 (Tel: 6163079073)
Recorded as TESSA FOLKERTS, SLPA
Specialist/Technologist (license number reported to NPPES: FL SI 2693)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
17265 Se Wax Rd
Covington, WA 980429102
Phone: 2539814133