LAURA IRENE BERNACKY PSY. D, HSPP
NPI 1780990697
Psychologist - Health Service in Merrillville, IN

NPI Status: Active since August 30, 2010

Contact Information

8400 LOUISIANA ST
MERRILLVILLE, IN
ZIP 46410
Phone: (219) 757-1939
Fax: (219) 757-1950

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Individual
Female
Psychologist
Health Service

About LAURA BERNACKY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Laura Bernacky, a provider established in Merrillville, Indiana with a medical specialization in Psychologist, focusing in health service . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1780990697 assigned on August 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TH0100X with license number 20042411A (IN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.

NPI: 1780990697
Provider Name: LAURA IRENE BERNACKY PSY. D, HSPP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 8400 LOUISIANA ST MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Location Phone: (219) 757-1939
Location Fax: (219) 757-1950
Mailing Address: 8400 LOUISIANA ST MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Mailing Phone: (219) 757-1939
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-30-2010
Last Update Date: 08-30-2010
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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.: 20042411A
License State: IN
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 1780990697, 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1780990697.