MAKING WAVES SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND FEEDING THERAPY INC
NPI 1114360757
Speech-Language Pathologist in Nashua, NH

NPI Status: Active since April 13, 2013

Contact Information

76 NORTHEASTERN BLVD STE 40
NASHUA, NH
ZIP 03062
Phone: (603) 882-4500

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Speech-Language Pathologist
Accepts Insurance

About MAKING WAVES SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND FEEDING THERAPY INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Making Waves Speech, Language And Feeding Therapy Inc, a provider established in Nashua, New Hampshire operating as a Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1114360757 assigned on April 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 1422 (NH). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ashley C Tucarella Ms, Ccc-slp (Speech-language Pathologist)

NPI: 1114360757
Provider Name: MAKING WAVES SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND FEEDING THERAPY INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 76 NORTHEASTERN BLVD STE 40 NASHUA, NH 03062
Location Phone: (603) 882-4500
Mailing Address: 76 NORTHEASTERN BLVD STE 40 NASHUA, NH 03062
Mailing Phone: (603) 882-4500
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-13-2013
Last Update Date: 04-11-2025
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Secondary Locations

74 Northeastern Blvd Suite 21B
Nashua, NH 03062
(604) 882-4500
20 Industrial Park Dr
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 882-4500

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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.: 1422
License State: NH
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.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Ambetter from NH Healthy Families

Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Clear Silver - EPO
Clear Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Silver - EPO
Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Gold - EPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Silver - EPO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Sheld

Anthem Bronze Preferred Blue PPO 6000/20%/8000 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Bronze Preferred Blue PPO 7000/50%/8000 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Bronze Preferred Blue PPO 7500/30%/10000 Value - PPO
Anthem Bronze Preferred Blue PPO 8500/50%/9200 - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 1000/20%/7500 - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 2000/0%/6500 RxD - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 2000/10%/4600 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 2000/10%/7500 - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 2000/20%/4600 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 3000/0%/7500 RxD - PPO
Anthem Gold Preferred Blue PPO 500/30%/9000 - PPO
Anthem Platinum Preferred Blue PPO 250/10%/3500 - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 2500/30%/10000 Value - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 3000/30%/9000 Value - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 3500/20%/10000 - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 3500/20%/7250 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 4000/0%/9000 - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 4000/0%/9000 RxD - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 4000/10%/7250 w/HSA - PPO
Anthem Silver Preferred Blue PPO 4000/20%/8500 - PPO

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem Bronze Pathway X Enhanced 6000/35% HSA - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X Enhanced 7000/0% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X Enhanced 7500/50% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) Standard - HMO
Anthem Catastrophic Pathway X Enhanced - HMO
Anthem Gold Pathway X Enhanced 1200/20% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Gold Pathway X Enhanced 2000/25% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drug) Standard - HMO
Anthem Gold Pathway X Enhanced 700/40% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Heart Healthy Bronze Pathway X Enhanced 6000/40% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Heart Healthy Silver Pathway X Enhanced 4000/0% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway X Enhanced 4500/20% HSA - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway X Enhanced 5500/20% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway X Enhanced 6000/40% ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) Standard - HMO
Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 6000/20%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7000/50%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 8500/50%/9200 - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X HMO 6000/20%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X HMO 7000/50%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X HMO 7500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway X HMO 8500/50%/9200 - HMO

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

NH Local Choice HMO Bronze 8000 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local Choice HMO Gold + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local Choice HMO Gold 1400 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local Choice HMO HSA Bronze 6000 - HMO
NH Local Choice HMO Silver 3500 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local Choice HMO Silver 5000 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local HMO Bronze 7500 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local HMO Gold 2000 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
NH Local HMO Silver 6000 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: ASHLEY C TUCARELLA MS, CCC-SLP
Authorized Official Title: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Authorized Official Phone: (603) 882-4500

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 1114360757, 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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 1 → 2 3 → 6 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 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 1114360757.