MEGAN MICHELLE DUSSAULT LPN
NPI 1649038241
Preventive Medicine - Addiction Medicine in New Bedford, MA

NPI Status: Active since March 08, 2024

Contact Information

34 GIFFORD ST
NEW BEDFORD, MA
ZIP 02744
Phone: (508) 999-3126
Fax: (508) 717-0352

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Individual
Female
Preventive Medicine
Addiction Medicine

About MEGAN DUSSAULT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Megan Dussault, a provider established in New Bedford, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Preventive Medicine, focusing in addiction medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649038241 assigned on March 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083A0300X with license number LN99702 (MA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1649038241
Provider Name: MEGAN MICHELLE DUSSAULT LPN
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 34 GIFFORD ST NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744
Location Phone: (508) 999-3126
Location Fax: (508) 717-0352
Mailing Address: 34 GIFFORD ST NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744
Mailing Phone: (508) 999-3126
Mailing Fax: (508) 717-0352
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-08-2024
Last Update Date: 03-08-2024
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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: Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2083A0300X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: LN99702
License State: MA
Taxonomy Description: A physician engaged in the subspecialty practice of Addiction Medicine who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction.

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 1649038241, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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 → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1649038241.