CYNTHIA D NICHOLS MS, CCC-SLP
NPI 1740416148
Speech-Language Pathologist in Ellicott City, MD
NPI Status: Active since June 01, 2009
Contact Information
12337 PANS SPRING CT
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
ZIP 21042
Phone: (443) 286-8397
Fax: (443) 535-0610
- Individual
- Female
- Years of Experience 46
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
About CYNTHIA NICHOLS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Cynthia Nichols, a provider established in Ellicott City, Maryland with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist and more than 46 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740416148 assigned on June 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 2325 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 17 years ago.
- NPI
- 1740416148
- Provider Name
- CYNTHIA D NICHOLS MS, CCC-SLP
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 12337 PANS SPRING CT ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
- Location Phone
- (443) 286-8397
- Location Fax
- (443) 535-0610
- Mailing Address
- 12337 PANS SPRING CT ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
- Mailing Phone
- (443) 286-8397
- Mailing Fax
- (443) 535-0610
- Medical School Name
- OTHER
- Graduation Year
- 1980
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 06-01-2009
- Last Update Date
- 06-01-2009
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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.
- 2325
- 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.
Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status
Cynthia Nichols is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.
What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.
PECOS PAC ID: 3577807924
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.PECOS Enrollment ID: I20181212000320
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.
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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 1740416148, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.
ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740416148, enumerated as an "individual" on June 01, 2009.
The provider is located at 12337 PANS SPRING CT ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042 and the phone number is (443) 286-8397.
Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.
