DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1063594885
Long Term Care Hospital in Pineville, LA
NPI Status: Active since October 20, 2006
Contact Information
2495 SHREVEPORT HWY
PINEVILLE, LA
ZIP 71360
Phone: (318) 473-0010
- Organization
- Long Term Care Hospital
About DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a provider established in Pineville, Louisiana operating as a Long Term Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1063594885 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282E00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Douglas Wigginton (Chief Of Chaplains)
- NPI
- 1063594885
- Provider Name
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 2495 SHREVEPORT HWY PINEVILLE, LA 71360
- Location Phone
- (318) 473-0010
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 69004 ALEXANDRIA, LA 71306
- Mailing Phone
- (318) 473-0010
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 10-20-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-11-2025
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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
Long Term Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282E00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- Taxonomy Description
- Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 282N00000X | Hospitals | General Acute Care Hospital |
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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 1063594885, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1063594885, enumerated as an "organization" on October 20, 2006.
The provider is located at 2495 SHREVEPORT HWY PINEVILLE, LA 71360 and the phone number is (318) 473-0010.
Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.
