CHRISTA BURKE TOLSON RN, BSN
NPI 1396357174
Registered Nurse - Case Management in Hendersonville, NC

NPI Status: Active since August 21, 2020

Contact Information

2579 CHIMNEY ROCK RD
HENDERSONVILLE, NC
ZIP 28792
Phone: (828) 696-2350

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Individual
Female
Registered Nurse
Case Management

About CHRISTA TOLSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christa Tolson, a provider established in Hendersonville, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in case management . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396357174 assigned on August 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WC0400X with license number 316241 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1396357174
Provider Name: CHRISTA BURKE TOLSON RN, BSN
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2579 CHIMNEY ROCK RD HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792
Location Phone: (828) 696-2350
Mailing Address: 49 ALPINE WAY ASHEVILLE, NC 28805
Mailing Phone: (828) 230-1672
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-21-2020
Last Update Date: 08-21-2020
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A registered nurse (RN) like Christa Tolson coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse Case Management
Taxonomy Code: 163WC0400X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 316241
License State: NC

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 1396357174, 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 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 1396357174.