MR. JOHN S HIRSCHFELD MA
NPI 1619981388
Counselor - Mental Health in Bridgeton, MO

NPI Status: Active since July 28, 2006

Contact Information

3165 MCKELVEY RD
SUITE 200
BRIDGETON, MO
ZIP 63044
Phone: (314) 206-3966
Fax: (314) 206-3992

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Individual
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Mental Health

About JOHN HIRSCHFELD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for John Hirschfeld, a provider established in Bridgeton, Missouri with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1619981388 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1619981388
Provider Name: MR. JOHN S HIRSCHFELD MA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3165 MCKELVEY RD SUITE 200 BRIDGETON, MO 63044
Location Phone: (314) 206-3966
Location Fax: (314) 206-3992
Mailing Address: 1430 OLIVE ST SUITE 400 SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
Mailing Phone: (314) 206-3966
Mailing Fax: (314) 206-3992
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-28-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A mental health counselor like John Hirschfeld provides treatment to individuals, families, couples, and groups for mental and emotional health issues and relationship problems. Mental health counselors treat clients with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, stress, and suicidal impulses.

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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 Mental Health
Taxonomy Code: 101YM0800X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

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 1619981388, 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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 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 1619981388.