XERISS JOANAH RUFFY
NPI 1598239014
Occupational Therapist - Feeding, Eating & Swallowing in Goshen, NY

NPI Status: Active since January 17, 2019

Contact Information

209 MURRAY AVE
GOSHEN, NY
ZIP 10924
Phone: (917) 822-6461

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Feeding, Eating & Swallowing

About XERISS RUFFY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Xeriss Ruffy, a provider established in Goshen, New York with a medical specialization in Occupational Therapist, focusing in feeding, eating & swallowing . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1598239014 assigned on January 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225XF0002X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI
1598239014
Provider Name
XERISS JOANAH RUFFY
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
209 MURRAY AVE GOSHEN, NY 10924
Location Phone
(917) 822-6461
Mailing Address
209 MURRAY AVE GOSHEN, NY 10924
Mailing Phone
(917) 822-6461
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
01-17-2019
Last Update Date
01-17-2019
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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

Occupational Therapist Feeding, Eating & Swallowing

Taxonomy Code
225XF0002X
Type
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description
Occupational therapists provide interventions to clients of all ages with feeding, eating and swallowing difficulties. Occupational therapists provide comprehensive rehabilitative, habilitative, and palliative dysphagia care, which includes collaborating with clients to provide individualized compensatory swallowing strategies, modified diet textures, adapted mealtime environments, enhanced feeding skills, preparatory exercises and positioning to clients, reinforcement of mealtime strategies to enhance and improve swallowing skills, and training to caregivers to enhance eating and feeding performance. Occupational therapists provide screening and in-depth clinical assessment which may include instrumental dysphagia assessments including videofluroscopy.

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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 1598239014, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
4
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 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4 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 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1598239014.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1598239014, enumerated as an "individual" on January 17, 2019.

The provider is located at 209 MURRAY AVE GOSHEN, NY 10924 and the phone number is (917) 822-6461.

Occupational Therapist with taxonomy code 225XF0002X and a focus in Feeding, Eating & Swallowing.