ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC
NPI 1336088376
Counselor - Mental Health in Cartersville, GA

NPI Status: Active since March 26, 2026

Contact Information

827 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY SE
CARTERSVILLE, GA
ZIP 30120
Phone: (770) 387-1143

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  • Counselor
  • Mental Health

About ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Advocates For Children Inc, a provider established in Cartersville, Georgia operating as a Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1336088376 assigned on March 2026. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated March 2026. Advocates For Children Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Tawanda Scales Scales (Clinical Director/therapist)

NPI
1336088376
Provider Name
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
827 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY SE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Location Phone
(770) 387-1143
Mailing Address
827 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY SE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Mailing Phone
(770) 387-1143
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-26-2026
Last Update Date
03-26-2026
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A mental health counselor like Advocates For Children Inc provides treatment to individuals, families, couples, and groups for mental and emotional health issues and relationship problems. Mental health counselors treat clients with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, stress, and suicidal impulses.

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Secondary Locations

  • 208 E 2nd St
    Rome, GA 30161
    (770) 387-1143

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 Mental Health

Taxonomy Code
101YM0800X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1101YA0400XBehavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Counselor
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

 
2106H00000XBehavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Marriage & Family Therapist

 
3163WC1500XNursing Service Providers

Registered Nurse
Community Health

 
42084P0800XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Psychiatry & Neurology
Psychiatry

 
5251B00000XAgencies

Case Management

 

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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

TAWANDA SCALES SCALES

Authorized Official Title
CLINICAL DIRECTOR/THERAPIST
Authorized Official Phone
(770) 202-0929

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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 1336088376, 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
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
3
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 3 → 6 0 → 0 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 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 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 1336088376.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1336088376, enumerated as an "organization" on March 26, 2026.

The provider is located at 827 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY SE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 and the phone number is (770) 387-1143.

Counselor with taxonomy code 101YM0800X and a focus in Mental Health.