MR. STEVEN EUGENE SHEPHARD LPC , MED, MS
NPI 1487294120
Counselor - Professional in State College, PA

NPI Status: Active since January 10, 2020

Contact Information

103 E BEAVER AVE STE 2
STATE COLLEGE, PA
ZIP 16801
Phone: (814) 409-7744

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About STEVEN SHEPHARD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Steven Shephard, a provider established in State College, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487294120 assigned on January 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X with license number PC012108 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. Steven Shephard operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization.

NPI: 1487294120
Provider Name: MR. STEVEN EUGENE SHEPHARD LPC , MED, MS
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 103 E BEAVER AVE STE 2 STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801
Location Phone: (814) 409-7744
Mailing Address: 717 BOALSBURG PIKE BOALSBURG, PA 16827
Mailing Phone: (814) 777-7461
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-10-2020
Last Update Date: 01-10-2020
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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: Counselor Professional
Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: PC012108
License State: PA

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

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 1487294120, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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 → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 4 → 8 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 9 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1487294120.