FERNANDO RAMIREZ MD PA
NPI 1285180356
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Brownsville, TX

NPI Status: Active since August 29, 2016

Contact Information

1740 BOCA CHICA BLVD # 200
BROWNSVILLE, TX
ZIP 78520
Phone: (956) 982-7822

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  • Organization
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • CLIA Number: 45D2120870
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-25-2026

About FERNANDO RAMIREZ MD PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Fernando Ramirez Md Pa, a women's health care provider established in Brownsville, Texas operating as a Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285180356 assigned on August 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 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. Fernando Ramirez M.d. (Owner)

NPI
1285180356
Provider Name
FERNANDO RAMIREZ MD PA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1740 BOCA CHICA BLVD # 200 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Location Phone
(956) 982-7822
Mailing Address
PO BOX 5038 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78523
Mailing Phone
(956) 982-7822
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-29-2016
Last Update Date
06-12-2024
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Women's health care providers like Fernando Ramirez Md Pa treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, etc.

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Secondary Locations

  • 864 Central Blvd SUITE 2900
    Brownsville, TX 78520
    (956) 982-7822

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

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Taxonomy Code
207V00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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)
1261QM2500XAmbulatory Health Care Facilities

Clinic/Center
Medical Specialty

Q8128 (TX)

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. FERNANDO RAMIREZ M.D.

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(956) 982-7822

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
45D2120870
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
October 26, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
October 25, 2026
Laboratory Director
FERNANDO RAMIREZ
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Fernando Ramirez Md Pa 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.

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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 1285180356, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
6
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 1 → 2 0 → 0 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 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1285180356.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1285180356, enumerated as an "organization" on August 29, 2016.

The provider is located at 1740 BOCA CHICA BLVD # 200 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 and the phone number is (956) 982-7822.

Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.