WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - HICKORY
NPI 1083913073
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal & Fetal Medicine in Hickory, NC

NPI Status: Active since March 16, 2011

Contact Information

810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD
HICKORY, NC
ZIP 28602
Phone: (828) 326-3000

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maternal & Fetal Medicine

About WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - HICKORY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Women's Institute - Hickory, a women's health care provider established in Hickory, North Carolina operating as a Obstetrics & Gynecology, focusing in maternal & fetal medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1083913073 assigned on March 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207VM0101X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. Women's Institute - Hickory operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Women's Institute - Hickory. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Dennie Underwood (Vice President)

NPI: 1083913073
Provider Legal Name: CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
Other Organization Name: WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - HICKORY
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD HICKORY, NC 28602
Location Phone: (828) 326-3000
Mailing Address: PO BOX 601372 CHARLOTTE, NC 28260
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-16-2011
Last Update Date: 03-16-2011
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Women's health care providers like Women's Institute - Hickory 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 Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207VM0101X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist who cares for, or provides consultation on, patients with complications of pregnancy. This specialist has advanced knowledge of the obstetrical, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy and their effect on both the mother and the fetus. The specialist also possesses expertise in the most current diagnostic and treatment modalities used in the care of patients with complicated pregnancies.

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: MR. DENNIE UNDERWOOD
Authorized Official Title: VICE PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (704) 355-3147

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 1083913073, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1083913073.