MS. GRETCHEN KAY FOSTER CCC-SLP
NPI 1053576777
Speech-Language Pathologist in Lafayette, IN

NPI Status: Active since July 22, 2008

Contact Information

300 WINDY HILL DR
LAFAYETTE, IN
ZIP 47905
Phone: (765) 477-7791
Fax: (765) 474-2986

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Individual
Female
Speech-Language Pathologist

About GRETCHEN FOSTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gretchen Foster, a provider established in Lafayette, Indiana with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1053576777 assigned on July 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 22004487A (IN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1053576777
Provider Name: MS. GRETCHEN KAY FOSTER CCC-SLP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 300 WINDY HILL DR LAFAYETTE, IN 47905
Location Phone: (765) 477-7791
Location Fax: (765) 474-2986
Mailing Address: 300 WINDY HILL DR LAFAYETTE, IN 47905
Mailing Phone: (765) 477-7791
Mailing Fax: (765) 474-2986
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-22-2008
Last Update Date: 07-22-2008
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The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Speech-Language Pathologist
Taxonomy Code: 235Z00000X
Type: Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.: 22004487A
License State: IN
Taxonomy Description: 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.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1053576777, we treat the final digit (7) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 7).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 53

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1053576777.