DRU A FILTER SPEECH - NPI 1649291618 - Speech-Language Pathologist in Virginia Beach, VA

Q: What is Dru Filter's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dru Filter is 1649291618. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on July 22, 2006. The provider is also known as Dru Anne Higginbotham.

Q: What is Dru Filter's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dru Filter was last updated on April 20, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.

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About Dru A Filter Speech NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DRU A FILTER SPEECH (NPI 1649291618) is an individual speech-language pathologist provider in Virginia Beach, Virginia, licensed in Virginia (2202002892) and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. She maintains a secondary practice location in Greenville and is a graduate of Other (1996).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1649291618

Entity TypeIndividualFemale

Primary Taxonomy235Z00000X

Provider Legal NameDRU A FILTERCredential: SPEECH

Location Address5301 PROVIDENCE RD STE 90Virginia Beach, VA 23464-4128

Mailing Address255 Enterprise Blvd Ste 250Greenville, SC 29615-3575 · (864) 454-0888 · Fax (864) 454-1130

Phone(757) 497-1900

Sole ProprietorNo

Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 1996

Enumeration DateJuly 22, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 20, 2026

NPPES CertifiedApril 20, 2026

✔ NPI 1649291618 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtySpeech-Language PathologistSpeech, Language and Hearing Service Providers

Taxonomy Code235Z00000X

Licenses✔ Licensed in VA · 2202002892✔ Licensed in SC · 2951✔ Licensed in NY · 033612

Definition

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.

5301 PROVIDENCE RD STE 90, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

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Other Names 1

Former Name (1)Dru Anne Higginbotham

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 129 N Academy StGreenville, SC 29601-2629 · Phone (864) 331-1350

Other Identifiers 1

MedicaidSA0330SC

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Dru A Filter Speech is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID2062715030

PECOS Enrollment IDI20260506002819

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 5

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

CHRISTA ANN VAN GELUWE

Speech-Language Pathologist