VEIN EXPRESS
NPI 1164243358
Technician, Pathology - Phlebotomy in Shreveport, LA

NPI Status: Active since October 21, 2024

Contact Information

333 TEXAS ST STE 1300
SHREVEPORT, LA
ZIP 71101
Phone: (318) 433-2737
Fax: (877) 699-0614

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

Organization
Technician, Pathology
Phlebotomy
CLIA Number: 19D2312103
CLIA Cert. Type: Mobile Laboratory
CLIA Exp. Date: 10-02-2026

About VEIN EXPRESS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Vein Express, a provider established in Shreveport, Louisiana operating as a Technician, Pathology, focusing in phlebotomy . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1164243358 assigned on October 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246RP1900X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. Vein Express operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Brandi Whaley Cls,cpt (Owner)

NPI: 1164243358
Provider Name: VEIN EXPRESS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 333 TEXAS ST STE 1300 SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Location Phone: (318) 433-2737
Location Fax: (877) 699-0614
Mailing Address: 9021 MORAY DR SHREVEPORT, LA 71129
Mailing Phone: (318) 518-3901
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-21-2024
Last Update Date: 10-21-2024
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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: Technician, Pathology Phlebotomy
Taxonomy Code: 246RP1900X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

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: MS. BRANDI WHALEY CLS,CPT
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (318) 518-3901

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 19D2312103
Facility Type: Mobile Laboratory
Certificate Effective Date: October 03, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: October 02, 2026
Laboratory Director: BRANDI WHALEY
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Vein Express to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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 1164243358, 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

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 6 → 12 → 3 2 → 4 3 → 6 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1164243358.