MULHEARN MEDICAL, LLC
NPI 1184916371
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Lake Charles, LA

NPI Status: Active since May 06, 2011

Contact Information

600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70601
Phone: (337) 436-3813
Fax: (337) 439-0214

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

Organization
Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology

About MULHEARN MEDICAL, LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mulhearn Medical, Llc, an internist established in Lake Charles, Louisiana operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in interventional cardiology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184916371 assigned on May 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0011X with license number 204430 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 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. Thomas J Mulhearn Iv M.d. (Owner)

NPI: 1184916371
Provider Name: MULHEARN MEDICAL, LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Location Phone: (337) 436-3813
Location Fax: (337) 439-0214
Mailing Address: 600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Mailing Phone: (337) 436-3813
Mailing Fax: (337) 439-0214
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-06-2011
Last Update Date: 05-06-2011
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An internist like Mulhearn Medical, Llc is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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: Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 204430
License State: LA
Taxonomy Description: An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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.

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: DR. THOMAS J MULHEARN IV M.D.
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (337) 436-3813

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 1184916371, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

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 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1184916371.