IMPERIAL HEALTH-CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS OF SWLA
NPI 1417365495
Clinic/Center - Primary Care in Lake Charles, LA

NPI Status: Active since July 23, 2014

Contact Information

600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70601
Phone: (337) 436-3813

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Clinic/Center
Primary Care

About IMPERIAL HEALTH-CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS OF SWLA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Imperial Health-cardiovascular Specialists Of Swla, a primary care provider established in Lake Charles, Louisiana operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in primary care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417365495 assigned on July 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QP2300X with license number AP07952 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Michela Joseph (Him Manager)

NPI: 1417365495
Provider Name: IMPERIAL HEALTH-CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS OF SWLA
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Location Phone: (337) 436-3813
Mailing Address: 501 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-23-2014
Last Update Date: 07-23-2014
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Imperial Health-cardiovascular Specialists Of Swla sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, 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: Clinic/Center Primary Care
Taxonomy Code: 261QP2300X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
License No.: AP07952
License State: LA

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: MICHELA JOSEPH
Authorized Official Title: HIM MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (337) 312-8472

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 1417365495, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 1 → 2 3 → 6 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1417365495.