ERICA BLAIR NICHOLAS NP
NPI 1396458949
Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since December 28, 2022

Contact Information

7600 FANNIN ST
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77054
Phone: (713) 790-1234

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Neonatal
Accepts Insurance

About ERICA NICHOLAS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Erica Nicholas, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in neonatal . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396458949 assigned on December 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LN0000X with license number 1096029 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 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.

NPI: 1396458949
Provider Name: ERICA BLAIR NICHOLAS NP
Other Name: ERICA BLAIR LOWE
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7600 FANNIN ST HOUSTON, TX 77054
Location Phone: (713) 790-1234
Mailing Address: 8911 DURHAM MANOR LN HOUSTON, TX 77075
Mailing Phone: (601) 291-9503
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 12-28-2022
Last Update Date: 04-21-2023
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Erica Nicholas 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.

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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 Practitioner Neonatal
Taxonomy Code: 363LN0000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 1096029
License State: TX

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	2080N0001X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine	1096029 (TX)

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 204 - HMO
Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 301 - HMO
Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? Standard - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 206 - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 603 - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? Standard - HMO
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 303 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 305 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 203 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 803 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 202 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 605 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Security HMO? 200 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 205 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 801 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? Standard - HMO
MyBlue Health Bronze? 402 - HMO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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 1396458949, 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 81. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 81 = 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

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 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 8 + 24 = 81

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

The next multiple of ten after 81 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.

90 - 81 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1396458949.