MARIA TANIA PORTAL
NPI 1538779376
Speech-Language Pathologist in Homestead, FL

NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2020

Contact Information

45 NW 8TH ST STE 104
HOMESTEAD, FL
ZIP 33030
Phone: (786) 601-2042

NPI Profile Information
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NPI Validation
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Individual
Female
Speech-Language Pathologist

About MARIA PORTAL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Maria Portal, a provider established in Homestead, Florida with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538779376 assigned on August 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number SI4452 (FL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1538779376
Provider Name: MARIA TANIA PORTAL
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 45 NW 8TH ST STE 104 HOMESTEAD, FL 33030
Location Phone: (786) 601-2042
Mailing Address: 45 NW 8TH ST STE 104 HOMESTEAD, FL 33030
Mailing Phone: (786) 601-2042
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-06-2020
Last Update Date: 08-06-2020
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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.: SI4452
License State: FL
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.

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 1538779376, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1538779376.