MR. FREDERICK THOMAS TOWNSEND JR. LMSW
NPI 1427117977
Psychiatric Hospital in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since December 08, 2006

Contact Information

1819 BERGEN ST
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11233
Phone: (718) 221-4500

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Psychiatric Hospital

About FREDERICK TOWNSEND

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Frederick Townsend, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York with a medical specialization in Psychiatric Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427117977 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 283Q00000X with license number 72070561 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1427117977
Provider Name: MR. FREDERICK THOMAS TOWNSEND JR. LMSW
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1819 BERGEN ST BROOKLYN, NY 11233
Location Phone: (718) 221-4500
Mailing Address: 45 E 40TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11203
Mailing Phone: (718) 771-1492
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 12-08-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Psychiatric Hospital
Taxonomy Code: 283Q00000X
Type: Hospitals
License No.: 72070561
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.

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 1427117977, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 2 → 4 1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1427117977.