MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERENS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1447413307
Military Hospital - Military General Acute Care Hospital in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since July 09, 2008

Contact Information

2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77030
Phone: (713) 794-7385

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About MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERENS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael E Debakey Veterens Affairs Medical Center, a provider established in Houston, Texas operating as a Military Hospital, focusing in military general acute care hospital . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447413307 assigned on July 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2865M2000X with license number BP10031162 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Richard Hamill (Director, Residency Programs)

NPI
1447413307
Provider Name
MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERENS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD. HOUSTON, TX 77030
Location Phone
(713) 794-7385
Mailing Address
1709 DRYDEN MEDICAL TOWERS RM 550 BCM620 HOUSTON, TX 77030
Mailing Phone
(713) 798-0190
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-09-2008
Last Update Date
07-09-2008
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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

Military Hospital Military General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
2865M2000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
BP10031162
License State
TX
Taxonomy Description
A Department of Defense (DoD) health care organization furnishing inpatient care 24 hours per day in fixed facilities, primarily for DoD beneficiaries. Entity is Defense Health Program (DHP) funded. A fixed facility is a non-temporary, non-deployed facility usually used for health care services. It includes mobile specialty units such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) units that may furnish services at the fixed facility. It includes those services and institutional costs usually included in a Diagnosis Related Group as well as pass-through items.

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

RICHARD HAMILL

Authorized Official Title
DIRECTOR, RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Authorized Official Phone
(713) 798-0206

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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 1447413307, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1447413307.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Spinal Cord Injury Medicine)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., SPINAL CORD INJURY CARE LINE (128)
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Physician Assistant (Medical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Radiologic Technologist
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology (Blood Banking)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Dentist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., VA HOSPITAL; DENTAL SERVICE
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Respiratory Therapist, Registered (Pulmonary Diagnostics)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Technician, Pathology (Medical Laboratory)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., RM. 3A-110
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Anesthesiology
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VAMC, ANESTHESIOLOGY SERVICE (145)
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Psychologist (Clinical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Nurse Practitioner
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Social Worker (Clinical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Psychologist
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Psychologist (Clinical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MAIL CODE-MHCL 116B
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Internal Medicine
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MCL-4A-330E
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Physician Assistant (Medical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., CANCER CENTER 4H
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Physician Assistant
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., ECL-110
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Physician Assistant (Medical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD., MHCL-116
HOUSTON, TX 77030
Social Worker (Clinical)
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77030

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447413307, enumerated as an "organization" on July 09, 2008.

The provider is located at 2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD. HOUSTON, TX 77030 and the phone number is (713) 794-7385.

Military Hospital with taxonomy code 2865M2000X and a focus in Military General Acute Care Hospital.