DRS. BROWN & WISE, LLC
NPI 1245367762
Legal Medicine in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since February 28, 2007

Contact Information

2820 NAPOLEON AVE
SUITE 645
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70115
Phone: (504) 897-2661
Fax: (504) 897-2791

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Legal Medicine

About DRS. BROWN & WISE, LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Drs. Brown & Wise, Llc, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana operating as a Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245367762 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 173000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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 Mrs. Kellie M Robichaux (Office Manager)

NPI: 1245367762
Provider Name: DRS. BROWN & WISE, LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2820 NAPOLEON AVE SUITE 645 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Location Phone: (504) 897-2661
Location Fax: (504) 897-2791
Mailing Address: 2820 NAPOLEON AVE SUITE 645 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Mailing Phone: (504) 897-2661
Mailing Fax: (504) 897-2791
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-28-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Legal Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 173000000X
Type: Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.

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: MRS. KELLIE M ROBICHAUX
Authorized Official Title: OFFICE MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (504) 897-2661

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 1245367762, 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 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 → 12 → 1 + 2

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 6 → 12 → 3

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 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1245367762.

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