WIGHT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES, LLC
NPI 1467867697
Speech-Language Pathologist in Owensboro, KY

NPI Status: Active since June 26, 2014

Contact Information

1115 TAMARACK RD STE 400
OWENSBORO, KY
ZIP 42301
Phone: (270) 926-8234
Fax: (270) 685-2058

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Speech-Language Pathologist

About WIGHT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES, LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wight Speech And Language Services, Llc, a provider established in Owensboro, Kentucky operating as a Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1467867697 assigned on June 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 0442 (KY). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 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 Ms. Karen M Wight M.s.,ccc-slp (Speech/language Pathologist/owner)

NPI: 1467867697
Provider Name: WIGHT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES, LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1115 TAMARACK RD STE 400 OWENSBORO, KY 42301
Location Phone: (270) 926-8234
Location Fax: (270) 685-2058
Mailing Address: 1115 TAMARACK RD STE 400 OWENSBORO, KY 42301
Mailing Phone: (270) 926-8534
Mailing Fax: (270) 685-2058
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-26-2014
Last Update Date: 04-06-2022
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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.: 0442
License State: KY
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.

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: MS. KAREN M WIGHT M.S.,CCC-SLP
Authorized Official Title: SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST/OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (270) 926-8534

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 1467867697, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1467867697.