EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
NPI 1689778797
Psychiatric Hospital in El Paso, TX

NPI Status: Active since September 11, 2006

Contact Information

4615 ALAMEDA AVE
EL PASO, TX
ZIP 79905
Phone: (915) 532-2202
Fax: (915) 534-5509

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Psychiatric Hospital

About EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for El Paso Psychiatric Center, a provider established in El Paso, Texas operating as a Psychiatric Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689778797 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 283Q00000X with license number E0776 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's is doing business as El Paso Psychiatric Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Prof. Walter Aeschbach M.d. (Medical Doctor)

NPI: 1689778797
Provider Legal Name: DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Other Organization Name: EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 4615 ALAMEDA AVE EL PASO, TX 79905
Location Phone: (915) 532-2202
Location Fax: (915) 534-5509
Mailing Address: 4615 ALAMEDA AVE EL PASO, TX 79905
Mailing Phone: (915) 532-2202
Mailing Fax: (915) 534-5509
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-11-2006
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Psychiatric Hospital
Taxonomy Code: 283Q00000X
Type: Hospitals
License No.: E0776
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: PROF. WALTER AESCHBACH M.D.
Authorized Official Title: MEDICAL DOCTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (915) 532-2202

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 1689778797, we treat the final digit (7) 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 83. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 83 = 7).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 83

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

The next multiple of ten after 83 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.

90 - 83 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1689778797.