BENEFIELD EYE CARE OPTICAL SHOP
NPI 1386774263
Technician/Technologist - Optician in Gulfport, MS
NPI Status: Active since March 07, 2007
Contact Information
11240 HIGHWAY 49 STE 300
GULFPORT, MS
ZIP 39503
Phone: (228) 328-0972
- Organization
- Technician/Technologist
- Optician
- CLIA Number: 25D2068661
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 11-07-2027
About BENEFIELD EYE CARE OPTICAL SHOP
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Benefield Eye Care Optical Shop, a provider established in Gulfport, Mississippi operating as a Technician/technologist, focusing in optician . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1386774263 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156FX1800X with license number 012410 (MS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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 provider's is doing business as Benefield Eye Care Optical Shop. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Donald W Benefield Md (President)
- NPI
- 1386774263
- Provider Legal Name
- BENEFIELD EYE CARE, PC
- Other Organization Name
- BENEFIELD EYE CARE OPTICAL SHOP
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 11240 HIGHWAY 49 STE 300 GULFPORT, MS 39503
- Location Phone
- (228) 328-0972
- Mailing Address
- 11240 HIGHWAY 49 STE 300 GULFPORT, MS 39503
- Mailing Phone
- (228) 328-0972
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-07-2007
- Last Update Date
- 08-22-2020
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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
Technician/Technologist Optician
- Taxonomy Code
- 156FX1800X
- Type
- Eye and Vision Services Providers
- License No.
- 012410
- License State
- MS
- Taxonomy Description
- Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.
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.
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
- 25D2068661
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- November 08, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- November 07, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DONALD W. BENEFIELD
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Benefield Eye Care Optical Shop 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 1386774263, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).
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 67 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 1386774263, enumerated as an "organization" on March 07, 2007.
The provider is located at 11240 HIGHWAY 49 STE 300 GULFPORT, MS 39503 and the phone number is (228) 328-0972.
Technician/Technologist with taxonomy code 156FX1800X and a focus in Optician.
