DR. URSULA FRITZI HARKNESS M.D.
NPI 1023114360
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Asheville, NC

NPI Status: Active since September 15, 2006

Contact Information

119 HENDERSONVILLE RD
ASHEVILLE, NC
ZIP 28803
Phone: (828) 771-5504
Fax: (828) 771-5479

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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Obstetrics & Gynecology

About URSULA HARKNESS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ursula Harkness, a women's health care provider established in Asheville, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023114360 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 2006-01393 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1023114360
Provider Name: DR. URSULA FRITZI HARKNESS M.D.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 119 HENDERSONVILLE RD ASHEVILLE, NC 28803
Location Phone: (828) 771-5504
Location Fax: (828) 771-5479
Mailing Address: 119 HENDERSONVILLE RD ASHEVILLE, NC 28803
Mailing Phone: (828) 771-5504
Mailing Fax: (828) 771-5479
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-15-2006
Last Update Date: 03-07-2023
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Women's health care providers like Ursula Harkness treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, etc.

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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: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207V00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 2006-01393
License State: NC
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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 1023114360, we treat the final digit (0) 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 50. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 50 = 0).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 2 → 4 1 → 2 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 50

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 50 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 50 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1023114360.