ANDREA RICHARDS
NPI 1659844819
Occupational Therapy Assistant - Feeding, Eating & Swallowing in Kingston, MA

NPI Status: Active since January 09, 2019

Contact Information

17 CHIPMAN WAY
KINGSTON, MA
ZIP 02364
Phone: (401) 481-0445

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Individual
Female
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Feeding, Eating & Swallowing

About ANDREA RICHARDS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Andrea Richards, a provider established in Kingston, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Occupational Therapy Assistant, focusing in feeding, eating & swallowing . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659844819 assigned on January 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 224ZF0002X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1659844819
Provider Name: ANDREA RICHARDS
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 17 CHIPMAN WAY KINGSTON, MA 02364
Location Phone: (401) 481-0445
Mailing Address: 214 MORSE AVE WARWICK, RI 02886
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-09-2019
Last Update Date: 01-09-2019
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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 Therapy Assistant Feeding, Eating & Swallowing
Taxonomy Code: 224ZF0002X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: Occupational therapy assistants specialized in feeding, eating and swallowing provide environmental modifications under the supervision of an occupational therapist. OTAs develop and implement an individualized occupational therapy environmental modification plan that reflects the relevant contexts of the client and relevant others and maximizes current and future occupational performance, safety, and participation of the client. Clients receive environmental modification recommendations and interventions that enable them to meet occupational performance and participation goals and that have adequate flexibility to accommodate for their future needs.

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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 1659844819, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1659844819.