KAREN WALKER
NPI 1457419111
Specialist/Technologist - Speech-Language Assistant in Ruidoso, NM

NPI Status: Active since December 05, 2006

Contact Information

1400 SUDDERTH DR
RUIDOSO, NM
ZIP 88345
Phone: (505) 257-2365
Fax: (505) 257-2141

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Individual
Female
Specialist/Technologist
Speech-Language Assistant

About KAREN WALKER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Walker, a provider established in Ruidoso, New Mexico with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, focusing in speech-language assistant . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1457419111 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2355S0801X with license number C-3985 (NM). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1457419111
Provider Name: KAREN WALKER
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1400 SUDDERTH DR RUIDOSO, NM 88345
Location Phone: (505) 257-2365
Location Fax: (505) 257-2141
Mailing Address: 1400 SUDDERTH DR RUIDOSO, NM 88345
Mailing Phone: (505) 257-2365
Mailing Fax: (505) 257-2141
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-05-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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.: C-3985
License State: NM

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 1457419111, 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1457419111.