NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist · Chicago, IL

Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP is a speech-language pathologist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578356630, issued on May 22, 2025. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578356630
Name
Diego Ariel Melendez
Credential
SLP
Primary taxonomy
Speech-Language Pathologist 235Z00000X
Practice location
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-8182
Enumerated
May 22, 2025
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2026
Fax
(312) 695-4303
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250904002899); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2025
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Diego Ariel Melendez among 10,224 speech-language pathologist records in Illinois

Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP is one of 10,224 speech-language pathologist records with a practice address in Illinois. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 92% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2015 among the 406 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 235Z00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,753 speech-language pathologist records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,753 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 10,224 speech-language pathologist records in Illinois.

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The 8 speech-language pathologist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathryn Bachhuber, M.S.Chicago, IL 606111891994505
  2. Henrietta Boudros, MA, CCC-SLPChicago, IL 606111609900596
  3. Kelly Conway, M.S., CCC-SLPChicago, IL 606111669514204
  4. Julie FarquharsonChicago, IL 606111114010618
  5. Laura Hinkes Molinaro, MA, CCC-SLPChicago, IL 606111275603029
  6. Joy HoffmanChicago, IL 606111649482134
  7. Abigail Jones, M.A., CCC-SLP, IBCLCChicago, IL 606111366647760
  8. Joslyn Kahn, M.S. CCC-SLPChicago, IL 606111831384700

Common questions

What is Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP's NPI number?

Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578356630, issued on May 22, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diego Ariel Melendez, SLP's license?

Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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