GERALDINE MILAGROJA TOWLES MED CCCSLP
NPI 1235227414
Speech-Language Pathologist in Nashville, TN

NPI Status: Active since October 11, 2006

Contact Information

4901 NOLENSVILLE PIKE
NASHVILLE, TN
ZIP 37211
Phone: (615) 988-2340
Fax: (615) 988-2643

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Speech-Language Pathologist

About GERALDINE TOWLES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Geraldine Towles, a provider established in Nashville, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235227414 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 0000001550 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1235227414
Provider Name: GERALDINE MILAGROJA TOWLES MED CCCSLP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 4901 NOLENSVILLE PIKE NASHVILLE, TN 37211
Location Phone: (615) 988-2340
Location Fax: (615) 988-2643
Mailing Address: 6109 ALLEN COURT HERMITAGE, TN 37076
Mailing Phone: (615) 391-0449
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-11-2006
Last Update Date: 01-09-2020
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Secondary Locations

300 Stone Crest Blvd Ste 375
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 220-5796

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.: 0000001550
License State: TN
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Medicare

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Medicaid

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Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
SP0000001550	OTHER (01)	TN	STATE LICENSE

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 1235227414, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

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 3 → 6 2 → 4 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 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1235227414.