MICHAEL LOUIS LUSK JR. PHD
NPI 1922768571
Counselor - Mental Health in Vancouver, WA

NPI Status: Active since December 22, 2021

Contact Information

652 OFFICERS ROW
VANCOUVER, WA
ZIP 98661
Phone: (360) 949-9140
Fax: (360) 838-2194

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Individual
Male
Counselor
Mental Health

About MICHAEL LUSK

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Lusk, a provider established in Vancouver, Washington with a medical specialization in Counselor, focusing in mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1922768571 assigned on December 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YM0800X with license number LH60888575 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1922768571
Provider Name: MICHAEL LOUIS LUSK JR. PHD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 652 OFFICERS ROW VANCOUVER, WA 98661
Location Phone: (360) 949-9140
Location Fax: (360) 838-2194
Mailing Address: 1500 S 18TH ST APT M202 RENTON, WA 98055
Mailing Phone: (206) 679-1008
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-22-2021
Last Update Date: 12-22-2021
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A mental health counselor like Michael Lusk provides treatment to individuals, families, couples, and groups for mental and emotional health issues and relationship problems. Mental health counselors treat clients with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, stress, and suicidal impulses.

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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: Counselor Mental Health
Taxonomy Code: 101YM0800X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: LH60888575
License State: WA

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 1922768571, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 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 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1922768571.