VALLEY HEARING CENTER
NPI 1992192553
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter in Salinas, CA

NPI Status: Active since April 22, 2015

Contact Information

920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA
ZIP 93901
Phone: (831) 422-4427
Fax: (831) 422-6709

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About VALLEY HEARING CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Valley Hearing Center, a provider established in Salinas, California operating as a Audiologist-hearing Aid Fitter. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1992192553 assigned on April 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 237600000X with license number AU278 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Valley Hearing Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Charm Seitzberg (Insurance Specialist)

NPI
1992192553
Provider Legal Name
VALLEY CENTER HEARING INC
Other Organization Name
VALLEY HEARING CENTER
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
920 PARK ROW SALINAS, CA 93901
Location Phone
(831) 422-4427
Location Fax
(831) 422-6709
Mailing Address
920 PARK ROW SALINAS, CA 93901
Mailing Phone
(831) 422-4427
Mailing Fax
(831) 422-6709
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-22-2015
Last Update Date
04-22-2015
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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

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter

Taxonomy Code
237600000X
Type
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.
AU278
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.

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.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

CHARM SEITZBERG

Authorized Official Title
INSURANCE SPECIALIST
Authorized Official Phone
(707) 575-4026

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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 1992192553, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).

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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
3
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 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 2 → 4 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 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1992192553.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 8 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Audiologist
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Hearing Aid Equipment
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Hearing Instrument Specialist
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Hearing Instrument Specialist
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Audiologist (Assistive Technology Practitioner)
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Audiologist
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901
Hearing Instrument Specialist
920 PARK ROW
SALINAS, CA 93901

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1992192553, enumerated as an "organization" on April 22, 2015.

The provider is located at 920 PARK ROW SALINAS, CA 93901 and the phone number is (831) 422-4427.

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter with taxonomy code 237600000X.