GWENDOLYN A BROWN
NPI 1881189066
Psychologist - Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since June 29, 2018

Contact Information

9840 ANDOVER DR
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70127
Phone: (504) 408-6838

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Psychologist
  • Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

About GWENDOLYN BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gwendolyn Brown, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana with a medical specialization in Psychologist, focusing in addiction (substance use disorder) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1881189066 assigned on June 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TA0400X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 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
1881189066
Provider Name
GWENDOLYN A BROWN
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
9840 ANDOVER DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127
Location Phone
(504) 408-6838
Mailing Address
2331 CANAL ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
06-29-2018
Last Update Date
06-29-2018
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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 Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

Taxonomy Code
103TA0400X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Taxonomy Description
A psychologist with a proficiency that involves the application of psychological treatment of addiction stemming from the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances (e.g., nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, heroin) or behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling) with the aim of cessation or reduction of use and/or the amelioration of emotional, behavioral, interpersonal and other problems arising from the addictive behavior.

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 1881189066, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
6
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 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1881189066.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1881189066, enumerated as an "individual" on June 29, 2018.

The provider is located at 9840 ANDOVER DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70127 and the phone number is (504) 408-6838.

Psychologist with taxonomy code 103TA0400X and a focus in Addiction (Substance Use Disorder).