WILLIAM VAUGHN LPCC
NPI 1508949843
Counselor - Professional in Greensburg, KY

NPI Status: Active since October 23, 2006

Contact Information

521 OLD HODGENVILLE RD
GREENSBURG, KY
ZIP 42743
Phone: (270) 932-3226
Fax: (407) 832-5015

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About WILLIAM VAUGHN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for William Vaughn, a provider established in Greensburg, Kentucky with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508949843 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X with license number 292 (KY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1508949843
Provider Name: WILLIAM VAUGHN LPCC
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 521 OLD HODGENVILLE RD GREENSBURG, KY 42743
Location Phone: (270) 932-3226
Location Fax: (407) 832-5015
Mailing Address: 259 PARKERS MILL RD SOMERSET, KY 42501
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-23-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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.: 292
License State: KY

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 1508949843, we treat the final digit (3) 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 77. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 77 = 3).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 24 = 77

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

The next multiple of ten after 77 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 77 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1508949843.