DANA SHAFER CSW MSW
NPI 1548950298
Social Worker in Paramus, NJ

NPI Status: Active since May 08, 2023

Contact Information

777 PARAMUS RD
PARAMUS, NJ
ZIP 07652
Phone: (201) 612-7800

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Social Worker

About DANA SHAFER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dana Shafer, a provider established in Paramus, New Jersey with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1548950298 assigned on May 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1548950298
Provider Name: DANA SHAFER CSW MSW
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 777 PARAMUS RD PARAMUS, NJ 07652
Location Phone: (201) 612-7800
Mailing Address: 131 VAN BOLEN WAY MAHWAH, NJ 07430
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-08-2023
Last Update Date: 05-08-2023
Code Navigator

A social worker like Dana Shafer 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.

Location Map

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
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 1548950298, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1548950298.