DANA DIXON ANP
NPI 1417296286
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology in Temple, TX

NPI Status: Active since February 13, 2013

Contact Information

2401 S 31ST ST
TEMPLE, TX
ZIP 76508
Phone: (254) 724-2111

NPI Profile Information
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NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Gerontology

About DANA DIXON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dana Dixon, a provider established in Temple, Texas with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in gerontology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417296286 assigned on February 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LG0600X with license number AP123244 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI: 1417296286
Provider Name: DANA DIXON ANP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2401 S 31ST ST TEMPLE, TX 76508
Location Phone: (254) 724-2111
Mailing Address: 805 MORGAN AVE CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404
Mailing Phone: (361) 371-3710
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 02-13-2013
Last Update Date: 08-02-2017
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Dana Dixon 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 Gerontology
Taxonomy Code: 363LG0600X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: AP123244
License State: TX

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 1417296286, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 1 → 2 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1417296286.