diff --git a/pii_scan.py b/pii_scan.py
index 2fbeb48..08aac38 100644
--- a/pii_scan.py
+++ b/pii_scan.py
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ def create_analyzer():
                                               patterns=[student_id_pattern])
     registry.add_recognizer(student_id_recognizer)
 
+    american_phone_number_pattern = Pattern(name='american_phone_number',
+                                            regex=r'(\b)*1(-|.)?(\d{3}|\(\d{3}\))(-|.)?\d{3}(-|.)?\d{4}(\b)*',
+                                            score=0.85)
+    american_phone_number_recognizer = PatternRecognizer(supported_entity='AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER',
+                                                         patterns=[american_phone_number_pattern])
+    registry.add_recognizer(american_phone_number_recognizer)
+
+
     # Create a pattern to detect fourteen digit phone numbers
     international_pn_pattern = Pattern(name='international_pn',
                                  regex=r'^\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}-\d{4}',
diff --git a/test_pii_scan.py b/test_pii_scan.py
index 58fa7dd..6675d3a 100644
--- a/test_pii_scan.py
+++ b/test_pii_scan.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def test_base_supported_entities(self):
                               'AU_ACN',
                               'ORGANIZATION',
                               'STUDENT_ID',
-                              'USERNAME'
-                              ]
+                              'USERNAME',
+                              'AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER']
         for entity in supported_entities:
             self.assertIn(entity, results)
 
diff --git a/test_team_superior_coders.py b/test_team_superior_coders.py
index 98443d0..944cab3 100644
--- a/test_team_superior_coders.py
+++ b/test_team_superior_coders.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TestSuperiorCoders(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_aggie_pride(self):
         """Test to make sure the Aggie Pride function works"""
         self.assertEqual('Aggie Pride - Worldwide', show_aggie_pride())
-    
+
     def test_political_standings(self):
         """ Test to make sure political standing is detected"""
         #positive testcase
@@ -36,7 +36,34 @@ def test_student_id_detect(self):
         print(result)
         self.assertNotIn('STUDENT_ID', str(result))
 
+    def test_american_phone_number_detect(self):
+        """Test to ensure an American Phone Number is detected"""
+
+        #positive test case
+        results = analyze_text('My phone number is 1-(199)-555-9461')
+        print(results)
+        self.assertIn('AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER', str(results))
+
+        #positive test case
+        results = analyze_text('My phone number is 1.121.555.2962')
+        print(results)
+        self.assertIn('AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER', str(results))
 
+        #positive test case
+        results = analyze_text('My phone number is 11215552962')
+        print(results)
+        self.assertIn('AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER', str(results))
+
+        #Test to ensure an American Phone Number is not detected
+        #negetive test case
+        results = analyze_text('My phone number is -120-555-9461')
+        print(results)
+        self.assertNotIn('AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER', str(results))
+
+        #negetive test case
+        results = analyze_text('My phone number is 555-9461')
+        print(results)
+        self.assertNotIn('AMERICAN_PHONE_NUMBER', str(results))
 
     def test_passport_number_detect(self):
         """Test to show if a passport number is detected"""