KAREN ELIZABETH BROWN MS, CCC-SLP
NPI 1639879075
Speech-Language Pathologist in Encino, CA

NPI Status: Active since March 06, 2023

Contact Information

15928 VENTURA BLVD STE 218
ENCINO, CA
ZIP 91436
Phone: (818) 518-9709

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About KAREN BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Brown, a provider established in Encino, California with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1639879075 assigned on March 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1639879075
Provider Name: KAREN ELIZABETH BROWN MS, CCC-SLP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 15928 VENTURA BLVD STE 218 ENCINO, CA 91436
Location Phone: (818) 518-9709
Mailing Address: 9714 SOMBRA VALLEY DR SUNLAND, CA 91040
Mailing Phone: (818) 726-8129
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-06-2023
Last Update Date: 03-06-2023
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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 State: CA
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.

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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 1639879075, we treat the final digit (5) 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 75. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 75 = 5).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 75

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

The next multiple of ten after 75 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 75 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1639879075.