SANKOFA CENTER, INC
NPI 1275872699
Social Worker in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since February 05, 2013

Contact Information

1610 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD.
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70122
Phone: (504) 382-6538
Fax: (504) 282-0145

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About SANKOFA CENTER, INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sankofa Center, Inc, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana operating as a Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1275872699 assigned on February 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X with license number 3184 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Larry John Hayes Sr. Lcsw (Executive Director)

NPI
1275872699
Provider Name
SANKOFA CENTER, INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1610 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122
Location Phone
(504) 382-6538
Location Fax
(504) 282-0145
Mailing Address
1610 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122
Mailing Phone
(504) 382-6538
Mailing Fax
(504) 282-0145
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-05-2013
Last Update Date
02-05-2013
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A social worker like Sankofa Center, Inc 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.

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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

Taxonomy Code
104100000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
3184
License State
LA
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.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MR. LARRY JOHN HAYES SR. LCSW

Authorized Official Title
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(504) 382-6538

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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 1275872699, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
9
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 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1275872699.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1275872699, enumerated as an "organization" on February 05, 2013.

The provider is located at 1610 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 and the phone number is (504) 382-6538.

Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.