MR. DAVID AARON BROWN LMSW
NPI 1821333907
Counselor - Mental Health in Woodside, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 30, 2012

Contact Information

6120 WOODSIDE AVE
WOODSIDE, NY
ZIP 11377
Phone: (718) 779-1234

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Individual
Male
Counselor
Mental Health

About DAVID BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for David Brown, a provider established in Woodside, New York with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1821333907 assigned on November 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X with license number 086652 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1821333907
Provider Name: MR. DAVID AARON BROWN LMSW
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 6120 WOODSIDE AVE WOODSIDE, NY 11377
Location Phone: (718) 779-1234
Mailing Address: 218 E 11TH ST APT 24 NEW YORK, NY 10003
Mailing Phone: (484) 437-1868
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-30-2012
Last Update Date: 11-30-2012
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A mental health counselor like David Brown provides treatment to individuals, families, couples, and groups for mental and emotional health issues and relationship problems. Mental health counselors treat clients with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, stress, and suicidal impulses.

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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: Counselor Mental Health
Taxonomy Code: 101YM0800X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: 086652
License State: NY

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 1821333907, 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 2 → 4 3 → 6 3 → 6 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1821333907.