MOUNTAIN LAUREL WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE P.A.
NPI 1427114040
Midwife in Forest City, NC

NPI Status: Active since December 28, 2006

Contact Information

218 DOGGETT RD
FOREST CITY, NC
ZIP 28043
Phone: (828) 248-1990
Fax: (828) 248-1198

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About MOUNTAIN LAUREL WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE P.A.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mountain Laurel Women's Health Care P.a., a provider established in Forest City, North Carolina operating as a Midwife. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427114040 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 176B00000X with license number 080 (NC). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 years ago. Mountain Laurel Women's Health Care P.a. operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Mountain Laurel Women's Health Care P.a.. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Pamela King Hester C.n.m. (Certified Nurse Midwife)

NPI
1427114040
Provider Legal Name
MOUNTAIN LAUREL MIDWIFERY ASSOCIATES PA
Other Organization Name
MOUNTAIN LAUREL WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE P.A.
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
218 DOGGETT RD FOREST CITY, NC 28043
Location Phone
(828) 248-1990
Location Fax
(828) 248-1198
Mailing Address
218 DOGGETT RD FOREST CITY, NC 28043
Mailing Phone
(828) 248-1990
Mailing Fax
(828) 248-1198
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
12-28-2006
Last Update Date
02-23-2012
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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

Midwife

Taxonomy Code
176B00000X
Type
Other Service Providers
License No.
080
License State
NC
Taxonomy Description
A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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

MS. PAMELA KING HESTER C.N.M.

Authorized Official Title
CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE
Authorized Official Phone
(828) 248-1990

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
7000033OTHER (01)NCMEDICAID GROUP #
2590309AMEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)NCMEDICARE PROVIDER #
2323769AMEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)NCMEDICARE GROUP #
S49803MEDICARE UPIN (02)NC 
7000081MEDICAID (05)NC 
1109MOTHER (01)NCBCBSNC PROVIDER #

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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 1427114040, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
0
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 2 → 4 1 → 2 4 → 8 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 8 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1427114040.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1427114040, enumerated as an "organization" on December 28, 2006.

The provider is located at 218 DOGGETT RD FOREST CITY, NC 28043 and the phone number is (828) 248-1990.

Midwife with taxonomy code 176B00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.