DR. MICHELE LORRAINE BLUME PSY.D.
NPI 1952557670
Psychologist in Hermosa Beach, CA

NPI Status: Active since August 13, 2008

Contact Information

2200 PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 215
HERMOSA BEACH, CA
ZIP 90254
Phone: (714) 357-6500
Fax: (714) 357-6500

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About MICHELE BLUME

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michele Blume, a provider established in Hermosa Beach, California with a medical specialization in Psychologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1952557670 assigned on August 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103T00000X with license number PSY24331 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 15 years ago.

NPI: 1952557670
Provider Name: DR. MICHELE LORRAINE BLUME PSY.D.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2200 PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 215 HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
Location Phone: (714) 357-6500
Location Fax: (714) 357-6500
Mailing Address: 18851 COUNTRY CLUB LN YORBA LINDA, CA 92886
Mailing Phone: (714) 357-6500
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-13-2008
Last Update Date: 07-05-2011
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A psychologist like Michele Blume studies cognitive, emotional, social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and to their environments. Psychologists gather information and evaluate behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy or through personality, performance, aptitude, or intelligence tests, and use this information when testing theories in their research or when treating patients.

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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
Taxonomy Code: 103T00000X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
License No.: PSY24331
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: A psychologist is an individual who is licensed to practice psychology which is defined as the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to, psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and psycheducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.

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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 1952557670, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1952557670.