NICHOLE SWANSFEGER MS ED
NPI 1457718470
Specialist in Rochester, NY

NPI Status: Active since January 21, 2016

Contact Information

941 SOUTH AVE
ROCHESTER, NY
ZIP 14620
Phone: (585) 941-2858

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About NICHOLE SWANSFEGER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nichole Swansfeger, a provider established in Rochester, New York with a medical specialization in Specialist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1457718470 assigned on January 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 174400000X with license number 839626 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1457718470
Provider Name: NICHOLE SWANSFEGER MS ED
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 941 SOUTH AVE ROCHESTER, NY 14620
Location Phone: (585) 941-2858
Mailing Address: 941 SOUTH AVE ROCHESTER, NY 14620
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-21-2016
Last Update Date: 01-21-2016
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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: Specialist
Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: 839626
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

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 1457718470, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 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 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 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 1457718470.