AZWAR ZAHID
NPI 1417552621
Registered Nurse - Critical Care Medicine in Somers Point, NJ

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Registered Nurse with taxonomy code 163WC0200X and a focus in Critical Care Medicine.

NPI Status: Active since December 03, 2020

Contact Information

100 MEDICAL CENTER WAY
SOMERS POINT, NJ
ZIP 08244
Phone: (609) 470-4410

NPPES record last updated: December 3, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 12, 2026.

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NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Registered Nurse
Critical Care Medicine

About AZWAR ZAHID

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Azwar Zahid, a provider established in Somers Point, New Jersey with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in critical care medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417552621 assigned on December 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WC0200X with license number 26NR19474700 (NJ). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1417552621
Provider Name: AZWAR ZAHID
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 100 MEDICAL CENTER WAY SOMERS POINT, NJ 08244
Location Phone: (609) 470-4410
Mailing Address: 20 THORNHILL DR EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234
Mailing Phone: (609) 470-4410
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 12-03-2020
Last Update Date: 12-03-2020
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A registered nurse (RN) like Azwar Zahid 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.

Critical care nurses - this registered nurse specializes in providing care at hospital intensive-care units, tending to patients with severe, acute illnesses and injuries that require meticulous monitoring and intervention.

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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 Critical Care Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 163WC0200X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 26NR19474700
License State: NJ

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 1417552621, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1417552621.