GRETCHEN JEANETTE SMELCER CRNA
NPI 1356355994
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Albuquerque, NM

NPI Status: Active since July 28, 2006

Contact Information

1100 CENTRAL AVE SE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ZIP 87106
Phone: (505) 841-1234
Fax: (505) 841-1956

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Female
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

About GRETCHEN SMELCER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gretchen Smelcer, a provider established in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a medical specialization in Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356355994 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 367500000X with license number R56029 (NM). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1356355994
Provider Name: GRETCHEN JEANETTE SMELCER CRNA
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1100 CENTRAL AVE SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106
Location Phone: (505) 841-1234
Location Fax: (505) 841-1956
Mailing Address: PO BOX 807 HWY 18 15555 RAYMOND, MS 39154
Mailing Phone: (601) 857-5633
Mailing Fax: (505) 841-1956
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-28-2006
Last Update Date: 11-13-2008
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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 Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Taxonomy Code: 367500000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: R56029
License State: NM
Taxonomy Description: (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.

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 1356355994, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 3 → 6 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1356355994.