BRIDGET LYNN DRINKWATER MS
NPI 1487086492
Speech-Language Pathologist in Arlington Heights, IL

NPI Status: Active since July 31, 2013

Contact Information

3105 N WILKE RD
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
ZIP 60004
Phone: (224) 612-0097

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Speech-Language Pathologist

About BRIDGET DRINKWATER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bridget Drinkwater, a provider established in Arlington Heights, Illinois with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487086492 assigned on July 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 242.002732 (IL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1487086492
Provider Name: BRIDGET LYNN DRINKWATER MS
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3105 N WILKE RD ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60004
Location Phone: (224) 612-0097
Mailing Address: 5 OLD HICKORY RD ROLLING MEADOWS, IL 60008
Mailing Phone: (224) 612-0097
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-31-2013
Last Update Date: 08-27-2024
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Secondary Locations

225 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 227-1051

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.: 242.002732
License State: IL
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.

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	235Z00000X	Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers	Speech-Language Pathologist

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 1487086492, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9