CHARITY G CORTEZ LMSW
NPI 1215428438
Social Worker in Austin, TX
NPI Status: Active since May 23, 2018
Contact Information
4201 S CONGRESS AVE STE 202
AUSTIN, TX
ZIP 78745
Phone: (512) 697-8500
Fax: (512) 821-8698
- Individual
- Female
- Social Worker
- Opted-Out Medicare
About CHARITY CORTEZ
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Charity Cortez, a provider established in Austin, Texas with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215428438 assigned on May 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X with license number 53477 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.
- NPI
- 1215428438
- Provider Name
- CHARITY G CORTEZ LMSW
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 4201 S CONGRESS AVE STE 202 AUSTIN, TX 78745
- Location Phone
- (512) 697-8500
- Location Fax
- (512) 821-8698
- Mailing Address
- 1003 JUSTIN LN APT 2089 AUSTIN, TX 78757
- Mailing Phone
- (512) 576-4701
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 05-23-2018
- Last Update Date
- 10-04-2019
- Code Navigator
A social worker like Charity Cortez helps patients solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, diagnoses and treats mental, behavioral, and emotional problems. Social workers help in wide range of situations, such as adopting a child, illness, divorce, or unemployment.
The provider doesn't accept Medicare and has signed an affidavit to be excluded from the Medicare program. If you are a Medicare beneficiary this means a provider can charge whatever they want for services rendered but must follow certain rules to do so. Charity Cortez opted out of Medicare effective on 02-22-2024 until 02-22-2026. Opt out periods last for two years and cannot be terminated unless the provider is opting out for the very first time and the affidavit is terminated no later than 90 days after the opt out effective date. Opt-out affidavits might renew automatically renew every two years. The provider opted out of Medicare and cannot order and refer services to other healthcare providers.
Location Map
Secondary Locations
- 4807 Spicewood Springs Rd Bldg 1 #1140
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 843-7665
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
- Taxonomy Code
- 104100000X
- Type
- Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- License No.
- 53477
- License State
- TX
- Taxonomy Description
- A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.
Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status
What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.
Opted-Out of Medicare? Yes
Opt-Out Effective Date: 02-22-2024
Opt-Out End Date: 02-22-2026
Eligible to Order and Refer? No
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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 1215428438, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1215428438, enumerated as an "individual" on May 23, 2018.
The provider is located at 4201 S CONGRESS AVE STE 202 AUSTIN, TX 78745 and the phone number is (512) 697-8500.
Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.
