RICHARD L BENSON PHD PA
NPI 1144729591
Psychologist in Overland Park, KS

NPI Status: Active since February 12, 2018

Contact Information

8826 SANTA FE DR STE 170
OVERLAND PARK, KS
ZIP 66212
Phone: (913) 438-2100
Fax: (913) 438-2119

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About RICHARD L BENSON PHD PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Richard L Benson Phd Pa, a provider established in Overland Park, Kansas operating as a Psychologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1144729591 assigned on February 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103T00000X with license number LP1343 (KS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Richard L Benson Phd (President)

NPI
1144729591
Provider Name
RICHARD L BENSON PHD PA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
8826 SANTA FE DR STE 170 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66212
Location Phone
(913) 438-2100
Location Fax
(913) 438-2119
Mailing Address
8826 SANTA FE DR STE 170 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66212
Mailing Phone
(913) 438-2100
Mailing Fax
(913) 438-2119
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-12-2018
Last Update Date
02-12-2018
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A psychologist like Richard L Benson Phd Pa studies cognitive, emotional, social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and to their environments. Psychologists gather information and evaluate behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy or through personality, performance, aptitude, or intelligence tests, and use this information when testing theories in their research or when treating patients.

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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

Psychologist

Taxonomy Code
103T00000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
LP1343
License State
KS
Taxonomy Description
A psychologist is an individual who is licensed to practice psychology which is defined as the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to, psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and psycheducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.

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

RICHARD L BENSON PHD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(913) 438-2100

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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 1144729591, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
1
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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9

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 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1144729591.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Psychologist (Clinical)
8826 SANTA FE DR STE 170
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66212

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1144729591, enumerated as an "organization" on February 12, 2018.

The provider is located at 8826 SANTA FE DR STE 170 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66212 and the phone number is (913) 438-2100.

Psychologist with taxonomy code 103T00000X.