EDWARD CHARLES MERRITT MA
NPI 1972269280
Psychologist - Clinical Child & Adolescent in Latham, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 10, 2021

Contact Information

15 CORNELL RD
LATHAM, NY
ZIP 12110
Phone: (518) 510-3100

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Individual
Male
Psychologist
Clinical Child & Adolescent

About EDWARD MERRITT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Edward Merritt, a provider established in Latham, New York with a medical specialization in Psychologist, focusing in clinical child & adolescent . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972269280 assigned on November 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TC2200X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1972269280
Provider Name: EDWARD CHARLES MERRITT MA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 15 CORNELL RD LATHAM, NY 12110
Location Phone: (518) 510-3100
Mailing Address: 15 CORNELL RD LATHAM, NY 12110
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-10-2021
Last Update Date: 05-23-2025
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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 Clinical Child & Adolescent
Taxonomy Code: 103TC2200X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A psychologist who develops and applies scientific knowledge to the delivery of psychological services to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents within their social context. Of particular importance to the specialty of clinical child psychology is an understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents, and how the family and other social contexts influence the socio-emotional adjustment, cognitive development, behavioral adaptation and health status of children and adolescents.

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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 1972269280, 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1972269280.