PEDIATRIC THERAPY AND FEEDING SERVICES
NPI 1376867671
Occupational Therapist - Feeding, Eating & Swallowing in Reading, PA

NPI Status: Active since March 16, 2010

Contact Information

2140 HOWARD BLVD
READING, PA
ZIP 19606
Phone: (610) 779-4588
Fax: (610) 779-8040

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  • Organization
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Feeding, Eating & Swallowing

About PEDIATRIC THERAPY AND FEEDING SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pediatric Therapy And Feeding Services, a provider established in Reading, Pennsylvania operating as a Occupational Therapist, focusing in feeding, eating & swallowing . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1376867671 assigned on March 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225XF0002X with license number OC007301L (PA). 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 Dr. Patrick M Borja D.c. (President)

NPI
1376867671
Provider Name
PEDIATRIC THERAPY AND FEEDING SERVICES
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2140 HOWARD BLVD READING, PA 19606
Location Phone
(610) 779-4588
Location Fax
(610) 779-8040
Mailing Address
3933 PERKIOMEN AVE STE 101 READING, PA 19606
Mailing Phone
(610) 779-4588
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-16-2010
Last Update Date
03-16-2010
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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

Occupational Therapist Feeding, Eating & Swallowing

Taxonomy Code
225XF0002X
Type
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
License No.
OC007301L
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
Occupational therapists provide interventions to clients of all ages with feeding, eating and swallowing difficulties. Occupational therapists provide comprehensive rehabilitative, habilitative, and palliative dysphagia care, which includes collaborating with clients to provide individualized compensatory swallowing strategies, modified diet textures, adapted mealtime environments, enhanced feeding skills, preparatory exercises and positioning to clients, reinforcement of mealtime strategies to enhance and improve swallowing skills, and training to caregivers to enhance eating and feeding performance. Occupational therapists provide screening and in-depth clinical assessment which may include instrumental dysphagia assessments including videofluroscopy.

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

DR. PATRICK M BORJA D.C.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(610) 779-4588

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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 1376867671, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
1
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 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1376867671.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1376867671, enumerated as an "organization" on March 16, 2010.

The provider is located at 2140 HOWARD BLVD READING, PA 19606 and the phone number is (610) 779-4588.

Occupational Therapist with taxonomy code 225XF0002X and a focus in Feeding, Eating & Swallowing.