MELINDA BROOKE TOVAR M.A. CCC/SLP
NPI 1417259573
Speech-Language Pathologist in Lakewood Ranch, FL
NPI Status: Active since November 23, 2010
Contact Information
14415 E STATE ROAD 70
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL
ZIP 34202
Phone: (941) 758-3140
Fax: (941) 870-4891
- Individual
- Female
- Speech-Language Pathologist
About MELINDA TOVAR
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melinda Tovar, a provider established in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417259573 assigned on November 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number SA10000 (FL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.
- NPI
- 1417259573
- Provider Name
- MELINDA BROOKE TOVAR M.A. CCC/SLP
- Other Name
- MELINDA BROOKE LIGHTSEY M.A CCC/SLP
- Other Name Type
- Former Name (1)
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 14415 E STATE ROAD 70 LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202
- Location Phone
- (941) 758-3140
- Location Fax
- (941) 870-4891
- Mailing Address
- 14415 E STATE ROAD 70 LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202
- Mailing Phone
- (941) 758-3140
- Mailing Fax
- (941) 870-4891
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 11-23-2010
- Last Update Date
- 11-23-2010
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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
Speech-Language Pathologist
- Taxonomy Code
- 235Z00000X
- Type
- Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
- License No.
- SA10000
- License State
- FL
- 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.
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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 1417259573, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1417259573, enumerated as an "individual" on November 23, 2010.
The provider is located at 14415 E STATE ROAD 70 LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202 and the phone number is (941) 758-3140.
Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.
