CHEROKEE LYNETTE LAVALLEY NP
NPI 1346306917
Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health in Los Angeles, CA

NPI Status: Active since December 28, 2006

Contact Information

10024 S VERMONT AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90044
Phone: (323) 242-0139
Fax: (323) 242-0149

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Women's Health

About CHEROKEE LAVALLEY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Cherokee Lavalley, a provider established in Los Angeles, California with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in women's health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1346306917 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LW0102X with license number 16818 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1346306917
Provider Name: CHEROKEE LYNETTE LAVALLEY NP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 10024 S VERMONT AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90044
Location Phone: (323) 242-0139
Location Fax: (323) 242-0149
Mailing Address: 761 REDONDO AVE LONG BEACH, CA 90804
Mailing Phone: (213) 804-6996
Mailing Fax: (323) 242-0149
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-28-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Cherokee Lavalley is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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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 Practitioner Women's Health
Taxonomy Code: 363LW0102X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 16818
License State: CA

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 1346306917, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 6 → 12 → 3 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1346306917.