DR. HECTOR JOSE VELAZQUEZ-GONZALEZ PHD
NPI 1457891939
Psychologist in Ponce, PR

NPI Status: Active since March 02, 2017

Contact Information

5838 CALLE ARADO
HACIENDA LA MATILDE
PONCE, PR
ZIP 00724
Phone: (787) 678-2735

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Psychologist

About HECTOR VELAZQUEZ-GONZALEZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Hector Velazquez-gonzalez, a provider established in Ponce, Puerto Rico with a medical specialization in Psychologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1457891939 assigned on March 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103T00000X with license number 5889 (PR). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI
1457891939
Provider Name
DR. HECTOR JOSE VELAZQUEZ-GONZALEZ PHD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
5838 CALLE ARADO HACIENDA LA MATILDE PONCE, PR 00724
Location Phone
(787) 678-2735
Mailing Address
5838 CALLE ARADO HACIENDA LA MATILDE PONCE, PR 00724
Mailing Phone
(787) 678-2735
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
03-02-2017
Last Update Date
03-02-2017
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A psychologist like Hector Velazquez-gonzalez studies cognitive, emotional, social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and to their environments. Psychologists gather information and evaluate behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy or through personality, performance, aptitude, or intelligence tests, and use this information when testing theories in their research or when treating patients.

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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

Psychologist

Taxonomy Code
103T00000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
5889
License State
PR
Taxonomy Description
A psychologist is an individual who is licensed to practice psychology which is defined as the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to, psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and psycheducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.

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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 1457891939, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
9
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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1457891939.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1457891939, enumerated as an "individual" on March 02, 2017.

The provider is located at 5838 CALLE ARADO HACIENDA LA MATILDE PONCE, PR 00724 and the phone number is (787) 678-2735.

Psychologist with taxonomy code 103T00000X.