CONTEMPORARY WOMENS' HEALTH CARE
NPI 1174648588
Midwife in Bethesda, MD
NPI Status: Active since March 21, 2007
Contact Information
10215 FERNWOOD RD
SUITE 250
BETHESDA, MD
ZIP 20817
Phone: (301) 897-9817
Fax: (301) 571-9299
- Organization
- Midwife
About CONTEMPORARY WOMENS' HEALTH CARE
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Contemporary Womens' Health Care, a provider established in Bethesda, Maryland operating as a Midwife. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174648588 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 176B00000X with license number 0001087114 (VA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 19 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Lewis Townsend M.d. (President)
- NPI
- 1174648588
- Provider Name
- CONTEMPORARY WOMENS' HEALTH CARE
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 10215 FERNWOOD RD SUITE 250 BETHESDA, MD 20817
- Location Phone
- (301) 897-9817
- Location Fax
- (301) 571-9299
- Mailing Address
- 10215 FERNWOOD RD SUITE 250 BETHESDA, MD 20817
- Mailing Phone
- (301) 897-9817
- Mailing Fax
- (301) 571-9299
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-21-2007
- Last Update Date
- 11-09-2007
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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
Midwife
- Taxonomy Code
- 176B00000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- License No.
- 0001087114
- License State
- VA
- Taxonomy Description
- A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 761380 | MEDICARE PIN (08) |
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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 1174648588, 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.
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 62 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 1174648588, enumerated as an "organization" on March 21, 2007.
The provider is located at 10215 FERNWOOD RD SUITE 250 BETHESDA, MD 20817 and the phone number is (301) 897-9817.
Midwife with taxonomy code 176B00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
