VASTCARE MEDICAL CLINIC
NPI 1356951198
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health in Lanham, MD
NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2020
Contact Information
9470 ANNAPOLIS RD STE 115
LANHAM, MD
ZIP 20706
Phone: (301) 708-0100
Fax: (301) 708-0101
- Organization
- Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric/Mental Health
- CLIA Number: 21D2168677
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 10-18-2027
About VASTCARE MEDICAL CLINIC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Vastcare Medical Clinic, a provider established in Lanham, Maryland operating as a Nurse Practitioner, focusing in psychiatric/mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356951198 assigned on August 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LP0808X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. Vastcare Medical Clinic operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Stella Obianuju Akpuaka Dnp, Fnp-bc, Pmhnp-b (Np Provider)
- NPI
- 1356951198
- Provider Name
- VASTCARE MEDICAL CLINIC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 9470 ANNAPOLIS RD STE 115 LANHAM, MD 20706
- Location Phone
- (301) 708-0100
- Location Fax
- (301) 708-0101
- Mailing Address
- 9470 ANNAPOLIS RD STE 115 LANHAM, MD 20706
- Mailing Phone
- (301) 708-0100
- Mailing Fax
- (301) 708-0101
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-06-2020
- Last Update Date
- 08-06-2020
- Code Navigator
A nurse practitioner (NP) like Vastcare Medical Clinic 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.
Location Map
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 Psychiatric/Mental Health
- Taxonomy Code
- 363LP0808X
- Type
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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
- 21D2168677
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- October 19, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- October 18, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- STELLA O. AKPUAKA
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Vastcare Medical Clinic 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 1356951198, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1356951198, enumerated as an "organization" on August 06, 2020.
The provider is located at 9470 ANNAPOLIS RD STE 115 LANHAM, MD 20706 and the phone number is (301) 708-0100.
Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LP0808X and a focus in Psychiatric/Mental Health.
