NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT

Physical Therapist · Fort Scott, KS

Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Fort Scott, Kansas, and NPI 1952127409, issued on Dec 2, 2024. Check the license (Kansas 11-01996, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas 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
1952127409
Name
Melinda Koester-Combs
Credential
RPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License numbers
11-01996 KS
107561 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2622 Locust RD, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Phone
(913) 206-7898
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2024
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250404000821); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Melinda Koester-Combs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 11-01996    Check 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. Bloomfield Physical TherapyTecumseh, KS

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

Melinda Koester-Combs among 2,693 physical therapist records in Kansas

Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT is one of 2,693 physical therapist records with a practice address in Kansas. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2017 among the 925 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 physical therapist records list a practice address in Fort Scott

They are 7 of the 129 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Scott, and 2,693 physical therapist records in Kansas.

All 2,693 in Kansas → Every provider in Fort Scott → Physical Therapist nationwide →

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Allen, RPT,ATCFort Scott, KS 667011356452502
  2. Eric Baldonado, MSPTFort Scott, KS 667011649468232
  3. Katricia Bradbury, MSPTFort Scott, KS 667011134265085
  4. Cheryl Ogran, RPTFort Scott, KS 667011982805214
  5. Janet SmithFort Scott, KS 667011386113751
  6. Meredith Tucker, MSPTFort Scott, KS 667011851595946
  7. Tammy Lux, PTBaxter Springs, KS 667131629243753
  8. Stacey Baker, PTChanute, KS 667201205043544

Common questions

What is Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT's NPI number?

Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952127409, issued on Dec 2, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2622 Locust RD, Fort Scott, KS, 66701. Phone: (913) 206-7898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Koester-Combs, RPT's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 11-01996, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.