HEATHER SHALEEN BENSON CRNA
NPI 1205078524
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Omaha, NE

NPI Status: Active since April 01, 2009

Contact Information

7822 DAVENPORT STREET
OMAHA, NE
ZIP 68114
Phone: (402) 391-4855
Fax: (402) 391-6818

NPI Profile Information
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Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

About HEATHER BENSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Heather Benson, a provider established in Omaha, Nebraska with a medical specialization in Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205078524 assigned on April 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 367500000X with license number 901712 (NE). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1205078524
Provider Name: HEATHER SHALEEN BENSON CRNA
Other Name: HEATHER SHALEEN OSWALD CRNA
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7822 DAVENPORT STREET OMAHA, NE 68114
Location Phone: (402) 391-4855
Location Fax: (402) 391-6818
Mailing Address: 600 N SIOUX POINT RD DAKOTA DUNES, SD 57049
Mailing Phone: (402) 391-4855
Mailing Fax: (402) 391-6818
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-01-2009
Last Update Date: 07-21-2016
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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: Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Taxonomy Code: 367500000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 901712
License State: NE
Taxonomy Description: (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.

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 1205078524, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 0 → 0 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1205078524.