NICHOLAS DEROSA
NPI 1740327204
Speech-Language Pathologist in Bohemia, NY

NPI Status: Active since January 31, 2007

Contact Information

45 CROSSWAY E
BOHEMIA, NY
ZIP 11716
Phone: (631) 218-4949

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Individual
Male
Speech-Language Pathologist

About NICHOLAS DEROSA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nicholas Derosa, a provider established in Bohemia, New York with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740327204 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 013111-1 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1740327204
Provider Name: NICHOLAS DEROSA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 45 CROSSWAY E BOHEMIA, NY 11716
Location Phone: (631) 218-4949
Mailing Address: 422 MYRTLE AVE WEST ISLIP, NY 11795
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-31-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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.: 013111-1
License State: NY
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 1740327204, 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 4 → 8 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1740327204.