Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers › Speech-Language Pathologist
About this specialty
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.
"Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology", American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2013.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIANA NEOPHYTOU, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD | RONKONKOMA, NY | $508,266 |
| PATRICIA WILLIAMS, CFY | DALLAS, TX | $262,590 |
| ANNA BILINSKY, SLP | CHERRY HILL, NJ | $244,750 |
| SHEENA RISMANY, CCC-SLP | GREAT NECK, NY | $237,401 |
| AARON DAVENNY | LAKEWOOD, WA | $223,596 |
| WILLIAM DAMELIO, M.S., CCC-SLP | ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL | $223,388 |
| MICHELL PERALTA | FOREST HILLS, NY | $220,231 |
| AMBER SINGLETON, CCC-SLP | TAMPA, FL | $207,095 |
| AMANDA HEMBREE | NEW YORK, NY | $206,320 |
| MCKENZIE UBER, M.S. CCC-SLP | SUN CITY, AZ | $182,669 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.