PATRICE M PUSHA
NPI 1346729845
Recreation Therapist in Kennesaw, GA

NPI Status: Active since August 07, 2018

Contact Information

1291 STANLEY RD NW
KENNESAW, GA
ZIP 30152
Phone: (770) 427-0147

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Individual
Female
Recreation Therapist

About PATRICE PUSHA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Patrice Pusha, a provider established in Kennesaw, Georgia with a medical specialization in Recreation Therapist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1346729845 assigned on August 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225800000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1346729845
Provider Name: PATRICE M PUSHA
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1291 STANLEY RD NW KENNESAW, GA 30152
Location Phone: (770) 427-0147
Mailing Address: 1291 STANLEY RD NW KENNESAW, GA 30152
Mailing Phone: (770) 427-0147
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-07-2018
Last Update Date: 08-07-2018
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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: Recreation Therapist
Taxonomy Code: 225800000X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient.

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 1346729845, 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 75. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 75 = 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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 24 = 75

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

The next multiple of ten after 75 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 75 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1346729845.