TAMMY SHIRES LSW
NPI 1427201839
Social Worker in East Chicago, IN

NPI Status: Active since October 29, 2008

Contact Information

3903 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD
EAST CHICAGO, IN
ZIP 46312
Phone: (219) 392-6001

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Female
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About TAMMY SHIRES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tammy Shires, a provider established in East Chicago, Indiana with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427201839 assigned on October 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X with license number 33004891A (IN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1427201839
Provider Name: TAMMY SHIRES LSW
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3903 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD EAST CHICAGO, IN 46312
Location Phone: (219) 392-6001
Mailing Address: 3903 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD EAST CHICAGO, IN 46312
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-29-2008
Last Update Date: 10-29-2008
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A social worker like Tammy Shires helps patients solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, diagnoses and treats mental, behavioral, and emotional problems. Social workers help in wide range of situations, such as adopting a child, illness, divorce, or unemployment.

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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: Social Worker
Taxonomy Code: 104100000X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: 33004891A
License State: IN
Taxonomy Description: A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

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 1427201839, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 2 → 4 2 → 4 1 → 2 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1427201839.