MRS. VELMA HINES FOSTER
NPI 1245357052
Custodial Care Facility - Adult Care Home in Winston Salem, NC

NPI Status: Active since March 25, 2007

Contact Information

3171 CARVER SCHOOL RD
WINSTON SALEM, NC
ZIP 27105
Phone: (336) 722-6916
Fax: (336) 703-9086

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Individual
Female
Custodial Care Facility
Adult Care Home

About VELMA FOSTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Velma Foster, a provider established in Winston Salem, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Custodial Care Facility, focusing in adult care home . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245357052 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 311ZA0620X with license number FCI-034-064 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1245357052
Provider Name: MRS. VELMA HINES FOSTER
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3171 CARVER SCHOOL RD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105
Location Phone: (336) 722-6916
Location Fax: (336) 703-9086
Mailing Address: 3171 CARVER SCHOOL RD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105
Mailing Phone: (336) 722-6916
Mailing Fax: (336) 703-9086
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-25-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Custodial Care Facility Adult Care Home
Taxonomy Code: 311ZA0620X
Type: Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
License No.: FCI-034-064
License State: NC
Taxonomy Description: A custodial care facility providing supportive and personal care services to disabled and/or elderly individuals who cannot function independently in most areas of activity and need assistance and monitoring to enable them to remain in a home like environment.

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 1245357052, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 4 → 8 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1245357052.