GEORGIA MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY SERVICES
NPI 1972801298
Community/Behavioral Health in Flowery Branch, GA

NPI Status: Active since March 10, 2011

Contact Information

4331 THURMON TANNER RD
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA
ZIP 30542
Phone: (678) 513-5700
Fax: (678) 513-5836

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Authorized Official
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Community/Behavioral Health

About GEORGIA MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Georgia Mountains Community Services, a provider established in Flowery Branch, Georgia operating as a Community/behavioral Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972801298 assigned on March 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251S00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Karen R Tucker (Billing Specialist)

NPI: 1972801298
Provider Name: GEORGIA MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY SERVICES
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 4331 THURMON TANNER RD FLOWERY BRANCH, GA 30542
Location Phone: (678) 513-5700
Location Fax: (678) 513-5836
Mailing Address: 4331 THURMON TANNER RD FLOWERY BRANCH, GA 30542
Mailing Phone: (678) 513-5700
Mailing Fax: (678) 513-5836
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-10-2011
Last Update Date: 03-10-2011
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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: Community/Behavioral Health
Taxonomy Code: 251S00000X
Type: Agencies
Taxonomy Description: A private or public agency usually under local government jurisdiction, responsible for assuring the delivery of community based mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and/or behavioral health services to individuals with those disabilities. Services may range from companion care, respite, transportation, community integration, crisis intervention and stabilization, supported employment, day support, prevocational services, residential support, therapeutic and supportive consultation, environmental modifications, intensive in-home therapy and day treatment, in addition to traditional mental health and behavioral treatment.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: KAREN R TUCKER
Authorized Official Title: BILLING SPECIALIST
Authorized Official Phone: (678) 689-9781

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 1972801298, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9

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 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1972801298.