DR. ANTONIO CANTU PSYD
NPI 1881945129
Counselor in San Francisco, CA

NPI Status: Active since September 26, 2012

Contact Information

6221 GEARY BLVD FL 2
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ZIP 94121
Phone: (415) 474-7310

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Counselor

About ANTONIO CANTU

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Antonio Cantu, a provider established in San Francisco, California with a medical specialization in Counselor. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1881945129 assigned on September 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101Y00000X with license number PSB94024726 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1881945129
Provider Name: DR. ANTONIO CANTU PSYD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 6221 GEARY BLVD FL 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121
Location Phone: (415) 474-7310
Mailing Address: 2728 DURANT AVE BERKELEY, CA 94704
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-26-2012
Last Update Date: 04-26-2019
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Secondary Locations

2728 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(559) 308-1836

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
Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: PSB94024726
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	390200000X	Student, Health Care	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	(CA)

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 1881945129, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4