JAMES NGIGI WACHIRA
NPI 1861045114
Social Worker in Lakewood, WA
NPI Status: Active since July 16, 2019
Contact Information
7409 CORAL LN SW
LAKEWOOD, WA
ZIP 98498
Phone: (206) 735-8208
- Individual
- Male
- Social Worker
About JAMES WACHIRA
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for James Wachira, a provider established in Lakewood, Washington with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861045114 assigned on July 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 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
- 1861045114
- Provider Name
- JAMES NGIGI WACHIRA
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 7409 CORAL LN SW LAKEWOOD, WA 98498
- Location Phone
- (206) 735-8208
- Mailing Address
- 6805 86TH ST SW LAKEWOOD, WA 98499
- Mailing Phone
- (253) 327-0397
- Mailing Fax
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 07-16-2019
- Last Update Date
- 07-16-2019
- Code Navigator
A social worker like James Wachira helps patients solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, diagnoses and treats mental, behavioral, and emotional problems. Social workers help in wide range of situations, such as adopting a child, illness, divorce, or unemployment.
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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
- Taxonomy Code
- 104100000X
- Type
- Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Taxonomy Description
- A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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 1861045114, we treat the final digit (4) 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 46. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 46 = 4).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 46 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1861045114, enumerated as an "individual" on July 16, 2019.
The provider is located at 7409 CORAL LN SW LAKEWOOD, WA 98498 and the phone number is (206) 735-8208.
Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.
