SHIELDS COUNSELING, LLC
NPI 1619769882
Community/Behavioral Health in Cheektowaga, NY
NPI Status: Active since May 21, 2025
Contact Information
3871 HARLEM RD STE 206
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY
ZIP 14215
Phone: (716) 226-6111
- Organization
- Community/Behavioral Health
About SHIELDS COUNSELING, LLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shields Counseling, Llc, a provider established in Cheektowaga, New York operating as a Community/behavioral Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1619769882 assigned on May 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251S00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Emily Shields Shields Lmhc (Owner)
- NPI
- 1619769882
- Provider Name
- SHIELDS COUNSELING, LLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 3871 HARLEM RD STE 206 CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14215
- Location Phone
- (716) 226-6111
- Mailing Address
- 3871 HARLEM RD STE 206 CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14215
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 226-6111
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-21-2025
- Last Update Date
- 05-21-2025
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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
Community/Behavioral Health
- Taxonomy Code
- 251S00000X
- Type
- Agencies
- Taxonomy Description
- A private or public agency usually under local government jurisdiction, responsible for assuring the delivery of community based mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and/or behavioral health services to individuals with those disabilities. Services may range from companion care, respite, transportation, community integration, crisis intervention and stabilization, supported employment, day support, prevocational services, residential support, therapeutic and supportive consultation, environmental modifications, intensive in-home therapy and day treatment, in addition to traditional mental health and behavioral treatment.
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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 1619769882, we treat the final digit (2) 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 78. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 78 = 2).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 78 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1619769882, enumerated as an "organization" on May 21, 2025.
The provider is located at 3871 HARLEM RD STE 206 CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14215 and the phone number is (716) 226-6111.
Community/Behavioral Health with taxonomy code 251S00000X.
