WILLIAM KUO LCSW
NPI 1992194666
Social Worker - Clinical in New York, NY
NPI Status: Active since January 17, 2015
Contact Information
5 E 16TH ST FL 6
NEW YORK, NY
ZIP 10003
Phone: (206) 427-1254
- Individual
- Male
- Social Worker
- Clinical
- Opted-Out Medicare
- CLIA Number: 33D1014761
- CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
- CLIA Exp. Date: 03-26-2027
About WILLIAM KUO
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for William Kuo, a provider established in New York, New York with a medical specialization in Social Worker, focusing in clinical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1992194666 assigned on January 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1041C0700X with license number 086582 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.
- NPI
- 1992194666
- Provider Name
- WILLIAM KUO LCSW
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 5 E 16TH ST FL 6 NEW YORK, NY 10003
- Location Phone
- (206) 427-1254
- Mailing Address
- 2 MANHATTAN AVE APT 7 NEW YORK, NY 10025
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 01-17-2015
- Last Update Date
- 11-27-2023
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A clinical social worker like William Kuo is licensed to diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. A clinical social worker helps patients develop strategies to change behavior or cope with difficult situations and refer patients to other resources or services, such as support groups or other mental health professionals.
The provider doesn't accept Medicare and has signed an affidavit to be excluded from the Medicare program. If you are a Medicare beneficiary this means a provider can charge whatever they want for services rendered but must follow certain rules to do so. William Kuo opted out of Medicare effective on 10-20-2021 until 10-20-2027. Opt out periods last for two years and cannot be terminated unless the provider is opting out for the very first time and the affidavit is terminated no later than 90 days after the opt out effective date. Opt-out affidavits might renew automatically renew every two years. The provider opted out of Medicare and cannot order and refer services to other healthcare providers.
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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
Social Worker Clinical
- Taxonomy Code
- 1041C0700X
- Type
- Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- License No.
- 086582
- License State
- NY
- Taxonomy Description
- A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.
Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status
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.
Opted-Out of Medicare? Yes
Opt-Out Effective Date: 10-20-2021
Opt-Out End Date: 10-20-2027
Eligible to Order and Refer? No
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 33D1014761
- Facility Type
- Community Clinic
- Certificate Effective Date
- August 11, 2014
- Certificate Expiration Date
- March 26, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. RASHANNA D. LYNCH
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to William Kuo to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1992194666, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1992194666, enumerated as an "individual" on January 17, 2015.
The provider is located at 5 E 16TH ST FL 6 NEW YORK, NY 10003 and the phone number is (206) 427-1254.
Social Worker with taxonomy code 1041C0700X and a focus in Clinical.
