THE ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS
NPI 1023168218
Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since January 11, 2007

Contact Information

5700 LOYOLA AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70115
Phone: (504) 897-0134
Fax: (504) 895-6496

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Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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About THE ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for The Arc Of Greater New Orleans, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana operating as a Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023168218 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251C00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's other name is The Arc Of Greater New Orleans. The authorized official of this NPI record is Vance Levesque (Controller)

NPI: 1023168218
Provider Legal Name: ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS
Other Organization Name: THE ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 5700 LOYOLA AVE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Location Phone: (504) 897-0134
Location Fax: (504) 895-6496
Mailing Address: 925 LABARRE RD METAIRIE, LA 70001
Mailing Phone: (504) 837-5105
Mailing Fax: (504) 895-6496
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-11-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services
Taxonomy Code: 251C00000X
Type: Agencies
Taxonomy Description: These agencies are authorized to provide day habilitation services to developmentally disabled individuals who live in their homes. The function of day habilitation is to assist an individual to acquire and maintain those life skills that enable the individual to cope more effectively with the demands of independent living. Also to raise the level of the individual's physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning.

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: VANCE LEVESQUE
Authorized Official Title: CONTROLLER
Authorized Official Phone: (504) 837-5105

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 1023168218, 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

Check

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 2 → 4 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1023168218.