HOUSTON GALVESTON INSTITUTE
NPI 1558744623
Marriage & Family Therapist in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since July 07, 2015

Contact Information

2990 RICHMOND AVE
SUITE 530
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77098
Phone: (713) 526-8390

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About HOUSTON GALVESTON INSTITUTE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Houston Galveston Institute, a provider established in Houston, Texas operating as a Marriage & Family Therapist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1558744623 assigned on July 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 106H00000X with license number 201413 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Michael Pontello Lmft (Clinical Associate)

NPI
1558744623
Provider Name
HOUSTON GALVESTON INSTITUTE
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2990 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 530 HOUSTON, TX 77098
Location Phone
(713) 526-8390
Mailing Address
2702 PINE NEEDLE LN PEARLAND, TX 77581
Mailing Phone
(281) 415-1145
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-07-2015
Last Update Date
07-07-2015
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A marriage and family therapist like Houston Galveston Institute help patients manage problems with their family and other relationships. Marriage and family therapists encourage clients to discuss their emotions and experiences and, develop strategies and skills to change behavior and cope with difficult situations. Many therapists apply cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients understand harmful thoughts, feelings, and also teach patients how to replace them with positive, life-enhancing ones.

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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

Marriage & Family Therapist

Taxonomy Code
106H00000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
201413
License State
TX
Taxonomy Description
A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MS. MICHAEL PONTELLO LMFT

Authorized Official Title
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE
Authorized Official Phone
(281) 415-1145

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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 1558744623, 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
3
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 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1558744623.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1558744623, enumerated as an "organization" on July 07, 2015.

The provider is located at 2990 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 530 HOUSTON, TX 77098 and the phone number is (713) 526-8390.

Marriage & Family Therapist with taxonomy code 106H00000X.