MS. JOAN PAUL MCDONALD LCSW
NPI 1659338200
Psychologist in Charleston, WV

NPI Status: Active since April 27, 2006

Contact Information

800 PENNS AVE
CHARLESTON, WV
ZIP 25302
Phone: (304) 388-2545
Fax: (304) 388-2781

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Psychologist

About JOAN MCDONALD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joan Mcdonald, a provider established in Charleston, West Virginia with a medical specialization in Psychologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659338200 assigned on April 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103T00000X with license number CPO0452826 (WV). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI
1659338200
Provider Name
MS. JOAN PAUL MCDONALD LCSW
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
800 PENNS AVE CHARLESTON, WV 25302
Location Phone
(304) 388-2545
Location Fax
(304) 388-2781
Mailing Address
800 PENNS AVE CHARLESTON, WV 25302
Mailing Phone
(304) 388-2545
Mailing Fax
(304) 388-2781
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
04-27-2006
Last Update Date
07-08-2007
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A psychologist like Joan Mcdonald studies cognitive, emotional, social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and to their environments. Psychologists gather information and evaluate behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy or through personality, performance, aptitude, or intelligence tests, and use this information when testing theories in their research or when treating patients.

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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

Psychologist

Taxonomy Code
103T00000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
CPO0452826
License State
WV
Taxonomy Description
A psychologist is an individual who is licensed to practice psychology which is defined as the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to, psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and psycheducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.

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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 1659338200, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
0
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 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 60

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

The next multiple of ten after 60 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 60 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1659338200.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1659338200, enumerated as an "individual" on April 27, 2006.

The provider is located at 800 PENNS AVE CHARLESTON, WV 25302 and the phone number is (304) 388-2545.

Psychologist with taxonomy code 103T00000X.