BUCHMAN MENTAL HEALTH
NPI 1184431975
Counselor - Professional in Little Rock, AR

NPI Status: Active since December 16, 2024

Contact Information

900 S SHACKLEFORD RD STE 300
LITTLE ROCK, AR
ZIP 72211
Phone: (501) 454-2454

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Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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About BUCHMAN MENTAL HEALTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Buchman Mental Health, a provider established in Little Rock, Arkansas operating as a Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184431975 assigned on December 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year 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 Elizabeth Ann Buchman Ed.s., Lpc (President)

NPI: 1184431975
Provider Name: BUCHMAN MENTAL HEALTH
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 900 S SHACKLEFORD RD STE 300 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72211
Location Phone: (501) 454-2454
Mailing Address: 900 S SHACKLEFORD RD STE 300 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72211
Mailing Phone: (501) 799-7287
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Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-16-2024
Last Update Date: 08-04-2025
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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 Professional
Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

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: ELIZABETH ANN BUCHMAN ED.S., LPC
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (501) 799-7287

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 1184431975, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

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 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8 1 → 2 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 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1184431975.