KARIME HERNANDEZ
NPI 1073474557
Emergency Medical Technician, Basic in Hempstead, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 24, 2025

Contact Information

1000 HEMPSTEAD TPKE
HEMPSTEAD, NY
ZIP 11549
Phone: (516) 463-6600

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Individual
Female
Emergency Medical Technician, Basic

About KARIME HERNANDEZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karime Hernandez, a provider established in Hempstead, New York with a medical specialization in Emergency Medical Technician, Basic. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1073474557 assigned on November 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 146N00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1073474557
Provider Name: KARIME HERNANDEZ
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1000 HEMPSTEAD TPKE HEMPSTEAD, NY 11549
Location Phone: (516) 463-6600
Mailing Address: 5011 NOCONA LN ARLINGTON, TX 76018
Mailing Phone: (682) 373-2808
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-24-2025
Last Update Date: 11-25-2025
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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: Emergency Medical Technician, Basic
Taxonomy Code: 146N00000X
Type: Emergency Medical Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A Basic EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform basic life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards.

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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 1073474557, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1073474557.