DR. PAULA ANN SIMS
NPI 1023522646
Counselor - Mental Health in Santa Cruz, CA

NPI Status: Active since November 17, 2017

Contact Information

303 POTRERO ST STE 43-103
SANTA CRUZ, CA
ZIP 95060
Phone: (831) 466-9307

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Counselor
  • Mental Health

About PAULA SIMS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Paula Sims, a provider established in Santa Cruz, California with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023522646 assigned on November 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI
1023522646
Provider Name
DR. PAULA ANN SIMS
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
303 POTRERO ST STE 43-103 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Location Phone
(831) 466-9307
Mailing Address
303 POTRERO ST STE 43-103 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Mailing Phone
(831) 466-9307
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
11-17-2017
Last Update Date
11-17-2017
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A mental health counselor like Paula Sims provides treatment to individuals, families, couples, and groups for mental and emotional health issues and relationship problems. Mental health counselors treat clients with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, stress, and suicidal impulses.

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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

Counselor Mental Health

Taxonomy Code
101YM0800X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

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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 1023522646, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
6
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 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1023522646.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1023522646, enumerated as an "individual" on November 17, 2017.

The provider is located at 303 POTRERO ST STE 43-103 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 and the phone number is (831) 466-9307.

Counselor with taxonomy code 101YM0800X and a focus in Mental Health.