NAK CHOI
NPI 1033882485
Licensed Vocational Nurse in El Paso, TX

NPI Status: Active since July 30, 2021

Contact Information

6111 ALAMEDA AVE
EL PASO, TX
ZIP 79905
Phone: (915) 772-2045
Fax: (915) 772-7275

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Individual
Male
Licensed Vocational Nurse

About NAK CHOI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nak Choi, a provider established in El Paso, Texas with a medical specialization in Licensed Vocational Nurse. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1033882485 assigned on July 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 164X00000X with license number 230445 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI: 1033882485
Provider Name: NAK CHOI
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 6111 ALAMEDA AVE EL PASO, TX 79905
Location Phone: (915) 772-2045
Location Fax: (915) 772-7275
Mailing Address: 6111 ALAMEDA AVE EL PASO, TX 79905
Mailing Phone: (915) 772-2045
Mailing Fax: (915) 772-7275
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-30-2021
Last Update Date: 07-30-2021
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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: Licensed Vocational Nurse
Taxonomy Code: 164X00000X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 230445
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: A licensed vocational nurse with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. [An alternate term for licensed practical nurse arising from difference in occupational titles between states and post-high school training programs and institutions.] Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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 1033882485, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1033882485.