Kara Birch, LCSW
Kara Birch, LCSW is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Amarillo, TX, registered under NPI 1003351032.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Amarillo, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 20, 2026. Parking is available about 0.21 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 0.23 mi away, served by SW 9th Ave & Quail Creek Dr. A pharmacy sits 0.31 mi from the entrance (Amarillo Diagnostic Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 402 ft ~2 min
Transit 9th Ave. & V.A. 781 ft ~3 min
Hotel Economy Inn 913 ft ~4 min
Transit 9th Ave. & Amarillo College 946 ft ~4 min
Parking 1,005 ft ~4 min
Parking 0.21 mi ~5 min
Transit SW 9th Ave & Quail Creek Dr 0.23 mi ~5 min
Restaurant Tsunami Japanese Steakhouse 0.24 mi ~5 min
Pharmacy Panhandle Nuclear Pharmacy 0.31 mi ~7 min
Pharmacy Amarillo Diagnostic Pharmacy 0.31 mi ~7 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 57670 | TX | Clinical Social Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 57670 issued in TX. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Clinical covers
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. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1041C0700X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003351032 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Last updated | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LCSW |
| Practice address |
6010 W AMARILLO BLVD Amarillo, TX 79106 (806) 355-9703 Fax (806) 356-3811 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Sum = 48 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.