SHELTON JAMES MS. CF-SLP
NPI 1194597310
Clinic/Center - Hearing and Speech in Pell City, AL

NPI Status: Active since October 23, 2023

Contact Information

2806 DR JOHN HAYNES DR
PELL CITY, AL
ZIP 35125
Phone: (205) 884-7621

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Individual
Female
Clinic/Center
Hearing and Speech

About SHELTON JAMES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shelton James, a provider established in Pell City, Alabama with a medical specialization in Clinic/center, focusing in hearing and speech . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1194597310 assigned on October 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QH0700X with license number 230059 (AL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1194597310
Provider Name: SHELTON JAMES MS. CF-SLP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2806 DR JOHN HAYNES DR PELL CITY, AL 35125
Location Phone: (205) 884-7621
Mailing Address: 2806 DR JOHN HAYNES DR PELL CITY, AL 35125
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-23-2023
Last Update Date: 10-23-2023
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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: Clinic/Center Hearing and Speech
Taxonomy Code: 261QH0700X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
License No.: 230059
License State: AL
Taxonomy Description: An entity, facility, or distinct part of a facility providing diagnostic, treatment, prescriptive, and therapy services related to congenital and acquired conditions and diseases that affect hearing capacity and speech ability.

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 1194597310, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1194597310.