ANDREW EDWARD DIALS LPA, MA
NPI 1396332284
Clinic/Center - Adult Mental Health in Mcallen, TX

NPI Status: Active since December 24, 2020

Contact Information

807 QUINCE AVE
MCALLEN, TX
ZIP 78501
Phone: (956) 800-5679

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Individual
Male
Clinic/Center
Adult Mental Health

About ANDREW DIALS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Andrew Dials, a provider established in Mcallen, Texas with a medical specialization in Clinic/center, focusing in adult mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396332284 assigned on December 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QM0850X with license number 38718 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1396332284
Provider Name: ANDREW EDWARD DIALS LPA, MA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 807 QUINCE AVE MCALLEN, TX 78501
Location Phone: (956) 800-5679
Mailing Address: 807 QUINCE AVE MCALLEN, TX 78501
Mailing Phone: (956) 800-5679
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 12-24-2020
Last Update Date: 12-24-2020
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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: Clinic/Center Adult Mental Health
Taxonomy Code: 261QM0850X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
License No.: 38718
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: An entity, facility, or distinct part of a facility providing diagnostic, treatment, and prescriptive services related to mental and behavioral disorders in adults.

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 1396332284, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1396332284.