CHRISTINE ASARO SLP
NPI 1598283657
Speech-Language Pathologist in Laurel, MD

NPI Status: Active since September 08, 2017

Contact Information

14409 GREENVIEW DR STE 102
LAUREL, MD
ZIP 20708
Phone: (301) 498-8100
Fax: (301) 498-0009

NPI Profile Information
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Group Taxonomy
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Speech-Language Pathologist

About CHRISTINE ASARO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christine Asaro, a provider established in Laurel, Maryland with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1598283657 assigned on September 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 08462 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. Christine Asaro operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization.

NPI: 1598283657
Provider Name: CHRISTINE ASARO SLP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 14409 GREENVIEW DR STE 102 LAUREL, MD 20708
Location Phone: (301) 498-8100
Location Fax: (301) 498-0009
Mailing Address: PO BOX 500 BROOKEVILLE, MD 20833
Mailing Phone: (301) 498-8100
Mailing Fax: (301) 498-0009
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 09-08-2017
Last Update Date: 06-16-2018
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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.: 08462
License State: MD
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 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

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 1598283657, 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4 3 → 6 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 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 1598283657.