Deborah Shepherd, RN
Deborah Shepherd, RN is a provider specialising in Foster Care Agency in Secane, PA, registered under NPI 1780195016. This provider registers 4 separate taxonomy codes, which usually means they practise across more than one recognised specialty. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 817 GREEN LN, Secane, PA 19018. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| RN304440L | PA | Foster Care Agency primary |
| RN304440L | PA | Home Health Registered Nurse |
| RN304440L | PA | Registered Nurse |
| RN304440L | PA | Nursing Care Agency |
This provider holds licence RN304440L issued in PA. 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 Foster Care Agency covers
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as "24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes." Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 253J00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 4 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | RN304440L | PA | primary |
| 163WH0200X | Home Health Registered Nurse Home Health | RN304440L | PA | |
| 163W00000X | Registered Nurse | RN304440L | PA | |
| 251J00000X | Nursing Care Agency | RN304440L | PA |
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 | 1780195016 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | RN |
| Practice address |
817 GREEN LN Secane, PA 19018 (610) 931-7053 Fax (610) 931-7053 |
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 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sum = 54 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
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.