MICHAEL MORSE LICSW
NPI 1689157356
Social Worker - School in Acton, MA

NPI Status: Active since September 10, 2018

Contact Information

8 POST OFFICE SQ
ACTON, MA
ZIP 01720
Phone: (978) 881-4146

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Individual
Male
Social Worker
School

About MICHAEL MORSE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Morse, a provider established in Acton, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in school . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689157356 assigned on September 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041S0200X with license number 1020275-SW-LICSW (MA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1689157356
Provider Name: MICHAEL MORSE LICSW
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 8 POST OFFICE SQ ACTON, MA 01720
Location Phone: (978) 881-4146
Mailing Address: 6 MORNINGSIDE CIR WOBURN, MA 01801
Mailing Phone: (339) 368-0443
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-10-2018
Last Update Date: 09-10-2018
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A school social worker like Michael Morse works with teachers, parents, and school administrators to develop plans and strategies to improve students' academic performance and social development. Students are referred to school social workers to deal with problems like aggressive behavior, bullying, or frequent school absences.

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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 School
Taxonomy Code: 1041S0200X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: 1020275-SW-LICSW
License State: MA

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 1689157356, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1689157356.