DWAYNE WALLS RN
NPI 1134629538
Registered Nurse - Nutrition Support in Huntingdon, TN

NPI Status: Active since February 13, 2018

Contact Information

631 RB WILSON DR
HUNTINGDON, TN
ZIP 38344
Phone: (731) 986-7096
Fax: (731) 986-7088

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Individual
Male
Registered Nurse
Nutrition Support

About DWAYNE WALLS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dwayne Walls, a provider established in Huntingdon, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in nutrition support . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1134629538 assigned on February 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WN1003X with license number 0000130594 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1134629538
Provider Name: DWAYNE WALLS RN
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 631 RB WILSON DR HUNTINGDON, TN 38344
Location Phone: (731) 986-7096
Location Fax: (731) 986-7088
Mailing Address: 631 RB WILSON DR HUNTINGDON, TN 38344
Mailing Phone: (731) 986-7096
Mailing Fax: (731) 986-7088
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-13-2018
Last Update Date: 02-13-2018
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A registered nurse (RN) like Dwayne Walls coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse Nutrition Support
Taxonomy Code: 163WN1003X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 0000130594
License State: TN

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 1134629538, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1134629538.