KARA BUDA PHD
NPI 1639043698
Psychologist - Health in Plainsboro, NJ

NPI Status: Active since October 02, 2025

Contact Information

5 PLAINSBORO RD STE 540
PLAINSBORO, NJ
ZIP 08536
Phone: (609) 853-7000

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

Individual
Psychologist
Health

About KARA BUDA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kara Buda, a provider established in Plainsboro, New Jersey operating as a Psychologist, focusing in health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1639043698 assigned on October 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TH0004X. The provider is registered as an individual and their NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1639043698
Provider Name: KARA BUDA PHD
Gender
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 5 PLAINSBORO RD STE 540 PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536
Location Phone: (609) 853-7000
Mailing Address: 5 PLAINSBORO RD STE 540 PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536
Mailing Phone: (609) 853-7000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-02-2025
Last Update Date: 10-02-2025
Code Navigator

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

Psychologist Health

Taxonomy Code

103TH0004X

Type

Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Taxonomy Description

A psychologist who specializes in clinical health psychology that investigates and implements clinical services across diverse populations and settings to promote health and well-being and to prevent, treat, and manage illness and disability. Clinical health psychology sees health as the confluence of psychological, social, cultural, and biological factors and applies this understanding to professional activities including:

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 1639043698, 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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

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 3 → 6 0 → 0 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 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 1639043698.