HEARING TEC
NPI 1154633162
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter in San Juan, PR

NPI Status: Active since July 07, 2010

Contact Information

CENTRAL PLAZA 1645 AVE. PINERO
SAN JUAN, PR
ZIP 00920
Phone: (787) 707-1589

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About HEARING TEC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Hearing Tec, a provider established in San Juan, Puerto Rico operating as a Audiologist-hearing Aid Fitter. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154633162 assigned on July 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 237600000X with license number 531 (PR). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 years 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 Mr. Rafael A. Prats Bc-his (President)

NPI
1154633162
Provider Name
HEARING TEC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
CENTRAL PLAZA 1645 AVE. PINERO SAN JUAN, PR 00920
Location Phone
(787) 707-1589
Mailing Address
CENTRAL PLAZA 1645 AVE. PINERO SAN JUAN, PR 00920
Mailing Phone
(787) 707-1589
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-07-2010
Last Update Date
07-07-2010
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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

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter

Taxonomy Code
237600000X
Type
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.
531
License State
PR
Taxonomy Description
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.

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.

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

MR. RAFAEL A. PRATS BC-HIS

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(787) 707-1589

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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 1154633162, we treat the final digit (2) 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 48. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 48 = 2).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
2
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 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 48

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

The next multiple of ten after 48 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 48 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1154633162.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1154633162, enumerated as an "organization" on July 07, 2010.

The provider is located at CENTRAL PLAZA 1645 AVE. PINERO SAN JUAN, PR 00920 and the phone number is (787) 707-1589.

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter with taxonomy code 237600000X.