MS. CECILIA AUGUSTA SHEPHERD CSA/CST
NPI 1205168903
in Science Hill, KY

NPI Status: Active since February 04, 2010

Contact Information

420 STILESVILLE RD
SCIENCE HILL, KY
ZIP 42553
Phone: (606) 219-0900

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About CECILIA SHEPHERD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Cecilia Shepherd, a provider established in Science Hill, Kentucky with a medical specialization in . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205168903 assigned on February 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246ZS0400X with license number 3429 (KY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.

NPI: 1205168903
Provider Name: MS. CECILIA AUGUSTA SHEPHERD CSA/CST
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 420 STILESVILLE RD SCIENCE HILL, KY 42553
Location Phone: (606) 219-0900
Mailing Address: PO BOX 3714 WEST SOMERSET, KY 42564
Mailing Phone: (606) 224-2566
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-04-2010
Last Update Date: 02-04-2010
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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
Taxonomy Code: 246ZS0400X
Type
License No.: 3429
License State: KY

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 1205168903, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 0 → 0 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 0 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1205168903.