VIRGINIA W CHAN LCSW
NPI 1659577955
Social Worker in Boston, MA
NPI Status: Active since June 23, 2007
Contact Information
85 E NEWTON ST
BOSTON, MA
ZIP 02118
Phone: (617) 414-8336
- Individual
- Female
- Social Worker
About VIRGINIA CHAN
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Virginia Chan, a provider established in Boston, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659577955 assigned on June 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.
- NPI
- 1659577955
- Provider Name
- VIRGINIA W CHAN LCSW
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 85 E NEWTON ST BOSTON, MA 02118
- Location Phone
- (617) 414-8336
- Mailing Address
- 123 ELM ST APT C-8 QUINCY, MA 02169
- Mailing Phone
- (617) 302-3552
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 06-23-2007
- Last Update Date
- 07-08-2007
- Code Navigator
A social worker like Virginia Chan helps patients solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, diagnoses and treats mental, behavioral, and emotional problems. Social workers help in wide range of situations, such as adopting a child, illness, divorce, or unemployment.
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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
Social Worker
- Taxonomy Code
- 104100000X
- Type
- Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- License State
- MA
- Taxonomy Description
- A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work 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 1659577955, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).
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 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1659577955, enumerated as an "individual" on June 23, 2007.
The provider is located at 85 E NEWTON ST BOSTON, MA 02118 and the phone number is (617) 414-8336.
Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.
