HEIDY ROMERO
NPI 1417797499
Specialist/Technologist - Speech-Language Assistant in La Mesa, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 28, 2024

Contact Information

7373 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 202
LA MESA, CA
ZIP 91942
Phone: (619) 333-0434

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Individual
Female
Specialist/Technologist
Speech-Language Assistant

About HEIDY ROMERO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Heidy Romero, a provider established in La Mesa, California with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, focusing in speech-language assistant . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417797499 assigned on May 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2355S0801X with license number 8616 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1417797499
Provider Name: HEIDY ROMERO
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7373 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 202 LA MESA, CA 91942
Location Phone: (619) 333-0434
Mailing Address: 7373 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 202 LA MESA, CA 91942
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-28-2024
Last Update Date: 05-28-2024
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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: Specialist/Technologist Speech-Language Assistant
Taxonomy Code: 2355S0801X
Type: Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.: 8616
License State: CA

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 1417797499, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1417797499.