APRIL BLUCK
NPI 1902272446
Speech-Language Pathologist in Traverse City, MI

NPI Status: Active since August 19, 2015

Contact Information

415 MUNSON AVE
STE 103
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
ZIP 49686
Phone: (800) 968-6866

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Years of Experience 33
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment

About APRIL BLUCK

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for April Bluck, a provider established in Traverse City, Michigan with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist and more than 33 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1902272446 assigned on August 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 11 years ago.

NPI
1902272446
Provider Name
APRIL BLUCK
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
415 MUNSON AVE STE 103 TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Location Phone
(800) 968-6866
Mailing Address
PO BOX 674779 DETROIT, MI 48267
Medical School Name
OTHER
Graduation Year
1993
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
08-19-2015
Last Update Date
08-19-2015
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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
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - HMO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Silver - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Bronze Extra - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Bronze Saver HSA - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Bronze Secure - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Gold - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Gold Extra - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Silver - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Silver Extra - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Silver Saver - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Preferred HMO Value - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Bronze Extra - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Bronze Saver HSA - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Bronze Secure - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Silver - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Silver Extra - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Silver Saver - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Select HMO Value - HMO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Bronze Extra - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Bronze Saver HSA - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Bronze Secure - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Gold - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Gold Extra - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Silver - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Silver Extra - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Silver Saver HSA - PPO
  • Blue Cross� Premier PPO Value - PPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

April Bluck 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: 7618284605

    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: I20150924000124

    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 1902272446, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
6
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 0 → 0 2 → 4 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 4 + 8 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1902272446.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 9 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Physical Therapist
415 MUNSON AVE, STE 103 & 104
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Dietitian, Registered
415 MUNSON AVE, STE 103
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Physical Therapist
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Specialist/Technologist (Athletic Trainer)
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Speech-Language Pathologist
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Social Worker (Clinical)
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Massage Therapist
415 MUNSON AVE, STE 103
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Speech-Language Pathologist
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Occupational Therapist
415 MUNSON AVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1902272446, enumerated as an "individual" on August 19, 2015.

The provider is located at 415 MUNSON AVE STE 103 TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686 and the phone number is (800) 968-6866.

Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.