CARL FREY
NPI 1144728874
Recreation Therapist in Albany, NY

NPI Status: Active since January 29, 2018

Contact Information

75 NEW SCOTLAND AVE
ALBANY, NY
ZIP 12208
Phone: (518) 549-6364

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Individual
Male
Recreation Therapist

About CARL FREY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Carl Frey, a provider established in Albany, New York with a medical specialization in Recreation Therapist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1144728874 assigned on January 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225800000X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1144728874
Provider Name: CARL FREY
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 75 NEW SCOTLAND AVE ALBANY, NY 12208
Location Phone: (518) 549-6364
Mailing Address: 75 NEW SCOTLAND AVE ALBANY, NY 12208
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-29-2018
Last Update Date: 01-29-2018
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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: Recreation Therapist
Taxonomy Code: 225800000X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient.

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 1144728874, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1144728874.