DR. RICHARD KALUNGA PHD
NPI 1780819029
Speech-Language Pathologist in Chevy Chase, MD
NPI Status: Active since May 15, 2009
Contact Information
2 WISCONSIN CIR
SUITE 700
CHEVY CHASE, MD
ZIP 20815
Phone: (703) 349-0034
Fax: (703) 349-0365
- Individual
- Male
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- CLIA Number: 49D0222617
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 08-31-2026
About RICHARD KALUNGA
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Richard Kalunga, a provider established in Chevy Chase, Maryland with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1780819029 assigned on May 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 03798 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 17 years ago.
- NPI
- 1780819029
- Provider Name
- DR. RICHARD KALUNGA PHD
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 2 WISCONSIN CIR SUITE 700 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815
- Location Phone
- (703) 349-0034
- Location Fax
- (703) 349-0365
- Mailing Address
- 12120 CHANCERY STATION CIR RESTON, VA 20190
- Mailing Phone
- (703) 349-0034
- Mailing Fax
- (703) 349-0365
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-15-2009
- Last Update Date
- 05-15-2009
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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.
- 03798
- 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.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235Z00000X | Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers | Speech-Language Pathologist | 2202003170 (VA) |
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 49D0222617
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- September 01, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- August 31, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- ALFREDA JONES
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Richard Kalunga in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.
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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 1780819029, 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 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.
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 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1780819029, enumerated as an "individual" on May 15, 2009.
The provider is located at 2 WISCONSIN CIR SUITE 700 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 and the phone number is (703) 349-0034.
Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.
