ALTRUISM COUNSELING SERVICES
NPI 1316578776
Social Worker in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since February 03, 2020

Contact Information

271 W SHORT ST STE 508
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40507
Phone: (859) 492-0152

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About ALTRUISM COUNSELING SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Altruism Counseling Services, a provider established in Lexington, Kentucky operating as a Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1316578776 assigned on February 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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 Dede Stratton Lcsw, Lcadc (Owner)

NPI
1316578776
Provider Name
ALTRUISM COUNSELING SERVICES
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
271 W SHORT ST STE 508 LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Location Phone
(859) 492-0152
Mailing Address
271 W SHORT ST STE 508 LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Mailing Phone
(859) 492-0152
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-03-2020
Last Update Date
02-03-2020
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A social worker like Altruism Counseling Services 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
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 MULTIPLE 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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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

DEDE STRATTON LCSW, LCADC

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(859) 492-0152

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
7100561950MEDICAID (05)KY 

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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 1316578776, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
6
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 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 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 1316578776.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 4 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

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271 W SHORT ST STE 508
LEXINGTON, KY 40507
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271 W SHORT ST STE 508
LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Counselor (Addiction (Substance Use Disorder))
271 W SHORT ST STE 508
LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
271 W SHORT ST STE 508
LEXINGTON, KY 40507

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1316578776, enumerated as an "organization" on February 03, 2020.

The provider is located at 271 W SHORT ST STE 508 LEXINGTON, KY 40507 and the phone number is (859) 492-0152.

Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.