MS. PAMELA J LOMAX GSW
NPI 1205965886
Social Worker - School in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since March 02, 2007

Contact Information

2221 PHILIP ST
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70113
Phone: (504) 568-6650

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About PAMELA LOMAX

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pamela Lomax, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in school . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205965886 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041S0200X with license number 6930 (LA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1205965886
Provider Name: MS. PAMELA J LOMAX GSW
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2221 PHILIP ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113
Location Phone: (504) 568-6650
Mailing Address: 2221 PHILIP ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113
Mailing Phone: (504) 568-6650
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-02-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A school social worker like Pamela Lomax works with teachers, parents, and school administrators to develop plans and strategies to improve students' academic performance and social development. Students are referred to school social workers to deal with problems like aggressive behavior, bullying, or frequent school absences.

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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: Social Worker School
Taxonomy Code: 1041S0200X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: 6930
License State: LA

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 1205965886, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1205965886.