KAREN ANN PIERPOINT MS, MFT
NPI 1891798369
Marriage & Family Therapist in Brea, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 27, 2005

Contact Information

749 S BREA BLVD
STE 43
BREA, CA
ZIP 92821
Phone: (714) 520-4805
Fax: (951) 243-1902

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Marriage & Family Therapist

About KAREN PIERPOINT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Pierpoint, a provider established in Brea, California with a medical specialization in Marriage & Family Therapist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1891798369 assigned on May 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 106H00000X with license number MFC28027 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI
1891798369
Provider Name
KAREN ANN PIERPOINT MS, MFT
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
749 S BREA BLVD STE 43 BREA, CA 92821
Location Phone
(714) 520-4805
Location Fax
(951) 243-1902
Mailing Address
749 S BREA BLVD STE 43 BREA, CA 92821
Mailing Phone
(714) 520-4805
Mailing Fax
(951) 243-1902
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
05-27-2005
Last Update Date
07-08-2007
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A marriage and family therapist like Karen Pierpoint help patients manage problems with their family and other relationships. Marriage and family therapists encourage clients to discuss their emotions and experiences and, develop strategies and skills to change behavior and cope with difficult situations. Many therapists apply cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients understand harmful thoughts, feelings, and also teach patients how to replace them with positive, life-enhancing ones.

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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

Marriage & Family Therapist

Taxonomy Code
106H00000X
Type
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.
MFC28027
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.

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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 1891798369, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
9
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 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1891798369.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1891798369, enumerated as an "individual" on May 27, 2005.

The provider is located at 749 S BREA BLVD STE 43 BREA, CA 92821 and the phone number is (714) 520-4805.

Marriage & Family Therapist with taxonomy code 106H00000X.