DEBORAH POLSTON
NPI 1023698396
Behavior Technician in New Castle, IN

NPI Status: Active since April 12, 2021

Contact Information

930 N 14TH ST
NEW CASTLE, IN
ZIP 47362
Phone: (765) 521-2450

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Individual
Female
Behavior Technician

About DEBORAH POLSTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Deborah Polston, a provider established in New Castle, Indiana with a medical specialization in Behavior Technician. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023698396 assigned on April 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 106S00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1023698396
Provider Name: DEBORAH POLSTON
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 930 N 14TH ST NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
Location Phone: (765) 521-2450
Mailing Address: 240 N TILLOTSON AVE MUNCIE, IN 47304
Mailing Phone: (765) 288-1928
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-12-2021
Last Update Date: 04-12-2021
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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: Behavior Technician
Taxonomy Code: 106S00000X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: The behavior technician is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and/or credentialed by a state (such as through licensure). The behavior technician is primarily responsible for the implementation of components of behavior-analytic treatment plans developed by the supervisor. That may include collecting data on treatment targets and conducting certain types of behavioral assessments (e.g., stimulus preference assessments). The behavior technician does not design treatment or assessment plans or procedures but provides services as assigned by the supervisor responsible for his or her work.

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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 1023698396, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9

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 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 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 1023698396.