LIFE DIRECTIONS
NPI 1386860658
Counselor - Professional in Frederick, MD

NPI Status: Active since April 17, 2007

Contact Information

124 N COURT ST
SECOND FLOOR
FREDERICK, MD
ZIP 21701
Phone: (301) 668-1689
Fax: (301) 668-1910

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Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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About LIFE DIRECTIONS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Life Directions, a provider established in Frederick, Maryland operating as a Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1386860658 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X with license number LC0100 (MD). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 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 Ms. Lynne Pick Msw, Lcsw-c, Emi, Sa (Owner)

NPI: 1386860658
Provider Name: LIFE DIRECTIONS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 124 N COURT ST SECOND FLOOR FREDERICK, MD 21701
Location Phone: (301) 668-1689
Location Fax: (301) 668-1910
Mailing Address: 124 N COURT ST SECOND FLOOR FREDERICK, MD 21701
Mailing Phone: (301) 668-1689
Mailing Fax: (301) 668-1910
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-17-2007
Last Update Date: 09-24-2009
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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: Counselor Professional
Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: LC0100
License State: MD

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: MS. LYNNE PICK MSW, LCSW-C, EMI, SA
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (301) 668-1689

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 1386860658, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1386860658.