PATRICIA A RICHARD
NPI 1982168381
Psychologist - Health Service in Opelousas, LA

NPI Status: Active since January 30, 2019

Contact Information

209 N MAIN ST
OPELOUSAS, LA
ZIP 70570
Phone: (337) 942-6400

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Individual
Female
Psychologist
Health Service

About PATRICIA RICHARD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Patricia Richard, a provider established in Opelousas, Louisiana with a medical specialization in Psychologist, focusing in health service . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982168381 assigned on January 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 103TH0100X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI: 1982168381
Provider Name: PATRICIA A RICHARD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 209 N MAIN ST OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
Location Phone: (337) 942-6400
Mailing Address: 209 N MAIN ST OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
Mailing Phone: (337) 942-6400
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-30-2019
Last Update Date: 01-30-2019
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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 Health Service
Taxonomy Code: 103TH0100X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A psychologist, certified/licensed at the independent practice level in his/her state, who is duly trained and experienced in the delivery of direct, preventative, assessment, and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or is demonstrably at high risk of impairment (1974).

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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 1982168381, 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 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 1982168381.