MERCEDES RUIZ
NPI 1184747529
Counselor - Mental Health in South Lake Tahoe, CA

NPI Status: Active since April 09, 2007

Contact Information

1120 3RD ST
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
ZIP 96150
Phone: (530) 573-7800
Fax: (530) 542-7041

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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Counselor
Mental Health

About MERCEDES RUIZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mercedes Ruiz, a provider established in South Lake Tahoe, California with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184747529 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1184747529
Provider Name: MERCEDES RUIZ
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1120 3RD ST SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150
Location Phone: (530) 573-7800
Location Fax: (530) 542-7041
Mailing Address: PO BOX 16963 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96151
Mailing Phone: (530) 573-7800
Mailing Fax: (530) 542-7041
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-09-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A mental health counselor like Mercedes Ruiz 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

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 1184747529, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4

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 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1184747529.