SPENCER ALAN BROWN MSW, LSW
NPI 1871212233
Social Worker in Pittsburgh, PA

NPI Status: Active since August 26, 2022

Contact Information

UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
122E-U
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15240
Phone: (412) 360-6870

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Social Worker

About SPENCER BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Spencer Brown, a provider established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Social Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1871212233 assigned on August 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 104100000X with license number SW139595 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI
1871212233
Provider Name
SPENCER ALAN BROWN MSW, LSW
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C 122E-U PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Location Phone
(412) 360-6870
Mailing Address
VAPHS UNIVERSITY DRIVE C 122E-U PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Mailing Phone
(412) 360-6641
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
08-26-2022
Last Update Date
03-29-2023
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A social worker like Spencer Brown 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
License No.
SW139595
License State
PA
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.

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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 1871212233, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
3
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 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 2 → 4 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1871212233.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1871212233, enumerated as an "individual" on August 26, 2022.

The provider is located at UNIVERSITY DRIVE C 122E-U PITTSBURGH, PA 15240 and the phone number is (412) 360-6870.

Social Worker with taxonomy code 104100000X.