WILVEN SMOODY DPM
NPI 1386445559
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery in Evanston, IL

NPI Status: Active since March 22, 2025

Contact Information

2650 RIDGE AVE STE 1304
EVANSTON, IL
ZIP 60201
Phone: (224) 251-3476

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

Individual
Male
Podiatrist
Foot & Ankle Surgery

About WILVEN SMOODY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wilven Smoody, a provider established in Evanston, Illinois with a medical specialization in Podiatrist, focusing in foot & ankle surgery . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1386445559 assigned on March 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 213ES0103X with license number 135.011505 (IL). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated June 2026. Wilven Smoody operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization.

NPI: 1386445559
Provider Name: WILVEN SMOODY DPM
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2650 RIDGE AVE STE 1304 EVANSTON, IL 60201
Location Phone: (224) 251-3476
Mailing Address: 180 HARVESTER DR STE 110 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527
Mailing Phone: (773) 702-1150
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-22-2025
Last Update Date: 06-24-2026
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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: Podiatrist Foot & Ankle Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 213ES0103X
Type: Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers
License No.: 135.011505
License State: IL

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	213E00000X	Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers	Podiatrist	11235813 (PA)

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.

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 1386445559, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1386445559.