VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1477633527
General Acute Care Hospital in Jackson, MS

NPI Status: Active since October 16, 2006

Contact Information

1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS
ZIP 39216
Phone: (601) 362-4471

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About VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Veterans Medical Center, a provider established in Jackson, Mississippi operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477633527 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number R788397 (MS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mrs. Charlene K Taylor (Credentialing Supervisor)

NPI
1477633527
Provider Name
VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE JACKSON, MS 39216
Location Phone
(601) 362-4471
Mailing Address
112 QUAIL RUN DR MADISON, MS 39110
Mailing Phone
(601) 853-7673
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
10-16-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
R788397
License State
MS
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

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

MRS. CHARLENE K TAYLOR

Authorized Official Title
CREDENTIALING SUPERVISOR
Authorized Official Phone
(601) 362-4471

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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 1477633527, 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
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
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 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 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 1477633527.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 19 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Pharmacist
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, PHARMACY SERVICE (119)
JACKSON, MS 39216
Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Dermatology
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Internal Medicine
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Internal Medicine (Hematology & Oncology)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Internal Medicine
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY VAMC (111-P)
JACKSON, MS 39216
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, R&E BUILDING (151) - VAMC
JACKSON, MS 39216
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Emergency Medicine
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, VAMC, 127
JACKSON, MS 39216
Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, 14A
JACKSON, MS 39216
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Surgery
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE, DEPT OF SURGERY
JACKSON, MS 39216
Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE
JACKSON, MS 39216

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1477633527, enumerated as an "organization" on October 16, 2006.

The provider is located at 1500 E WOODROW WILSON AVE JACKSON, MS 39216 and the phone number is (601) 362-4471.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.