TARA ELDER-HAMMOND
NPI 1982548152
Speech-Language Pathologist in Ashland, OR

NPI Status: Active since April 16, 2026

Contact Information

1665 PARKER ST
ASHLAND, OR
ZIP 97520
Phone: (541) 261-3619

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Speech-Language Pathologist

About TARA ELDER-HAMMOND

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tara Elder-hammond, a provider established in Ashland, Oregon with a medical specialization in Speech-language Pathologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982548152 assigned on April 2026. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 235Z00000X with license number 18414 (OR). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated April 2026. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI
1982548152
Provider Name
TARA ELDER-HAMMOND
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
1665 PARKER ST ASHLAND, OR 97520
Location Phone
(541) 261-3619
Mailing Address
1665 PARKER ST ASHLAND, OR 97520
Mailing Phone
(541) 261-3619
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
04-16-2026
Last Update Date
04-16-2026
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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.
18414
License State
OR
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.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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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 1982548152, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).

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
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
2
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 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1982548152.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1982548152, enumerated as an "individual" on April 16, 2026.

The provider is located at 1665 PARKER ST ASHLAND, OR 97520 and the phone number is (541) 261-3619.

Speech-Language Pathologist with taxonomy code 235Z00000X.