JOAN N SCALES LCSW
NPI 1841892940
Social Worker - Clinical in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since November 12, 2020

Contact Information

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 800 ROSE STREET
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40536
Phone: (859) 221-8228

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Social Worker
Clinical
Accepts Insurance

About JOAN SCALES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joan Scales, a provider established in Lexington, Kentucky with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in clinical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1841892940 assigned on November 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041C0700X with license number 3648 (KY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1841892940
Provider Name: JOAN N SCALES LCSW
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 800 ROSE STREET LEXINGTON, KY 40536
Location Phone: (859) 221-8228
Mailing Address: 3144 STARLING DR LEXINGTON, KY 40502
Mailing Phone: (859) 221-8228
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-12-2020
Last Update Date: 11-12-2020
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A clinical social worker like Joan Scales 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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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.: 3648
License State: KY
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem Bronze Pathway 10600 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway 10600 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Bronze Pathway 8500 for HSA - HMO
Anthem Gold Pathway 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Heart Healthy Bronze Pathway 6000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Heart Healthy Silver Pathway 5000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway 4000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway 4000 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway 5500 for HSA - HMO
Anthem Silver Pathway 6000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs) - HMO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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 1841892940, we treat the final digit (0) 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 80. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 80 = 0).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 8 + 24 = 80

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

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

80 - 80 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1841892940.