MR. HOWARD M DISSINGER MA
NPI 1972502011
Psychologist in Mechanicsburg, PA

NPI Status: Active since July 20, 2005

Contact Information

445 GETTYSBURG PIKE
MECHANICSBURG, PA
ZIP 17055
Phone: (717) 795-8363
Fax: (717) 796-1466

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
NPI Validation
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About HOWARD DISSINGER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Howard Dissinger, a provider established in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Psychologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972502011 assigned on July 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103T00000X with license number PS006059L (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1972502011
Provider Name: MR. HOWARD M DISSINGER MA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 445 GETTYSBURG PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
Location Phone: (717) 795-8363
Location Fax: (717) 796-1466
Mailing Address: 632 CUMBERLAND ST LEBANON, PA 17042
Mailing Phone: (717) 273-1710
Mailing Fax: (717) 796-1466
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-20-2005
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A psychologist like Howard Dissinger 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.: PS006059L
License State: PA
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.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Howard Dissinger is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging and Durable Medical Equipment (DME).

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): No
Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: No

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	9	7	2	5	0	2	0	1	1
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	9	14	2	10	0	4	0	2
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 24 = 49
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
50 - 49 = 1									1

The NPI number 1972502011 is valid because the calculated check digit 1 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.