BRIAN BERGER LICSW
NPI 1285195917
Social Worker - Clinical in Providence, RI

NPI Status: Active since March 26, 2019

Contact Information

1085 N MAIN ST
PROVIDENCE, RI
ZIP 02904
Phone: (401) 415-4556

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Individual
Male
Social Worker
Clinical

About BRIAN BERGER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Brian Berger, a provider established in Providence, Rhode Island with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in clinical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285195917 assigned on March 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041C0700X with license number ISW02796 (RI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1285195917
Provider Name: BRIAN BERGER LICSW
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1085 N MAIN ST PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Location Phone: (401) 415-4556
Mailing Address: 1085 N MAIN ST PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Mailing Phone: (401) 415-4556
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-26-2019
Last Update Date: 03-26-2019
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A clinical social worker like Brian Berger is licensed to diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. A clinical social worker helps patients develop strategies to change behavior or cope with difficult situations and refer patients to other resources or services, such as support groups or other mental health professionals.

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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 Clinical
Taxonomy Code: 1041C0700X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: ISW02796
License State: RI
Taxonomy Description: A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.

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 1285195917, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 2 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1285195917.