CHRISTOPHER GACKENHEIMER LCSW
NPI 1760958425
Social Worker - Clinical in Cheshire, CT

NPI Status: Active since October 22, 2018

Contact Information

545 HIGHLAND AVE
CHESHIRE, CT
ZIP 06410
Phone: (203) 250-0305

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Social Worker
  • Clinical

About CHRISTOPHER GACKENHEIMER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christopher Gackenheimer, a provider established in Cheshire, Connecticut with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in clinical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1760958425 assigned on October 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041C0700X with license number 009232 (CT). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI
1760958425
Provider Name
CHRISTOPHER GACKENHEIMER LCSW
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
545 HIGHLAND AVE CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Location Phone
(203) 250-0305
Mailing Address
27 AUTUMN ST NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
Mailing Phone
(312) 802-3015
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
10-22-2018
Last Update Date
10-22-2018
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A clinical social worker like Christopher Gackenheimer is licensed to diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. A clinical social worker helps patients develop strategies to change behavior or cope with difficult situations and refer patients to other resources or services, such as support groups or other mental health professionals.

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Secondary Locations

  • 89 Marsh Hill Rd
    Orange, CT 06477
    (203) 799-6000

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 Clinical

Taxonomy Code
1041C0700X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
009232
License State
CT
Taxonomy Description
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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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 1760958425, 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
5
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 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 24 = 65

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.

70 - 65 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1760958425.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 4 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Counselor (Professional)
545 HIGHLAND AVE
CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Counselor (Mental Health)
545 HIGHLAND AVE
CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Counselor (Mental Health)
545 HIGHLAND AVE
CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Social Worker (Clinical)
545 HIGHLAND AVE
CHESHIRE, CT 06410

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1760958425, enumerated as an "individual" on October 22, 2018.

The provider is located at 545 HIGHLAND AVE CHESHIRE, CT 06410 and the phone number is (203) 250-0305.

Social Worker with taxonomy code 1041C0700X and a focus in Clinical.