ABU BAKARR KAMARA
NPI 1710775432
Psychologist - Health Service in Washington, DC

NPI Status: Active since April 30, 2025

Contact Information

1445 HOWARD RD SE
WASHINGTON, DC
ZIP 20020
Phone: (202) 894-6811

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Individual
Male
Psychologist
Health Service

About ABU KAMARA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Abu Kamara, a provider established in Washington, District Of Columbia with a medical specialization in Psychologist, focusing in health service . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1710775432 assigned on April 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TH0100X with license number B69682361 (VA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1710775432
Provider Name: ABU BAKARR KAMARA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1445 HOWARD RD SE WASHINGTON, DC 20020
Location Phone: (202) 894-6811
Mailing Address: 1523 N STAFFORD ST APT A ARLINGTON, VA 22207
Mailing Phone: (202) 292-8762
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-30-2025
Last Update Date: 04-30-2025
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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 Health Service
Taxonomy Code: 103TH0100X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: B69682361
License State: VA
Taxonomy Description: A psychologist, certified/licensed at the independent practice level in his/her state, who is duly trained and experienced in the delivery of direct, preventative, assessment, and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or is demonstrably at high risk of impairment (1974).

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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 1710775432, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1710775432.