DEBORAH ANN WALTERS-SMITH
NPI 1447308788
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter in Rochester, MN

NPI Status: Active since January 05, 2007

Contact Information

210 9TH ST SE
ROCHESTER, MN
ZIP 55904
Phone: (507) 529-6610

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Secondary Taxonomies
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Individual
Female
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter

About DEBORAH WALTERS-SMITH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Deborah Walters-smith, a provider established in Rochester, Minnesota with a medical specialization in Audiologist-hearing Aid Fitter. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447308788 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 237600000X with license number 6280 (MN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1447308788
Provider Name: DEBORAH ANN WALTERS-SMITH
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 210 9TH ST SE ROCHESTER, MN 55904
Location Phone: (507) 529-6610
Mailing Address: 1650 4TH ST SE ROCHESTER, MN 55904
Mailing Phone: (507) 529-6610
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-05-2007
Last Update Date: 09-11-2025
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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: Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
Taxonomy Code: 237600000X
Type: Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.: 6280
License State: MN
Taxonomy Description: An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	231H00000X	Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers	Audiologist	6280 (MN)
2	231HA2400X	Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers	Audiologist Assistive Technology Practitioner	6280 (MN)
3	231HA2500X	Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers	Audiologist Assistive Technology Supplier	6280 (MN)

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 1447308788, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 4 → 8 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1447308788.