LETICIA ARIEL HERNANDEZ
NPI 1255812970
Registered Nurse - Pediatrics in San Antonio, TX

NPI Status: Active since August 22, 2018

Contact Information

8610 N NEW BRAUNFELS AVE STE 405
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ZIP 78217
Phone: (210) 804-0193

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Registered Nurse
Pediatrics
CLIA Number: 45D0992043
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 10-04-2027

About LETICIA HERNANDEZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Leticia Hernandez, a provider established in San Antonio, Texas with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in pediatrics . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1255812970 assigned on August 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WP0200X with license number 790360 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1255812970
Provider Name: LETICIA ARIEL HERNANDEZ
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 8610 N NEW BRAUNFELS AVE STE 405 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217
Location Phone: (210) 804-0193
Mailing Address: 1514 VISTA DEL MONTE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216
Mailing Phone: (210) 421-4204
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-22-2018
Last Update Date: 08-22-2018
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A registered nurse (RN) like Leticia Hernandez coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse Pediatrics
Taxonomy Code: 163WP0200X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 790360
License State: TX

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	163WH0200X	Nursing Service Providers	Registered Nurse Home Health	790360 (TX)

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 45D0992043
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: October 05, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: October 04, 2027
Laboratory Director: LETICIA A. CERDA MD
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Leticia Hernandez to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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 1255812970, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1255812970.