KRISTA BAKER LCPC
NPI 1235697665
Counselor - Professional in Baltimore, MD

NPI Status: Active since March 05, 2019

Contact Information

4940 EASTERN AVE
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM
BALTIMORE, MD
ZIP 21224
Phone: (410) 550-0137
Fax: (410) 550-1061

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Individual
Female
Counselor
Professional

About KRISTA BAKER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Krista Baker, a provider established in Baltimore, Maryland with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235697665 assigned on March 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X with license number LC1665 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1235697665
Provider Name: KRISTA BAKER LCPC
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 4940 EASTERN AVE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM BALTIMORE, MD 21224
Location Phone: (410) 550-0137
Location Fax: (410) 550-1061
Mailing Address: 4940 EASTERN AVE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM BALTIMORE, MD 21224
Mailing Phone: (410) 550-0137
Mailing Fax: (410) 550-1061
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-05-2019
Last Update Date: 03-05-2019
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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
License No.: LC1665
License State: MD

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 1235697665, 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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 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 1235697665.