NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EMS
NPI 1497190516
Ambulance in Natchitoches, LA

NPI Status: Active since May 02, 2013

Contact Information

501 KEYSER AVE
NATCHITOCHES, LA
ZIP 71457
Phone: (318) 214-4200
Fax: (318) 214-4454

NPI Profile Information
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Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Ambulance

About NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EMS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Ems, a provider established in Natchitoches, Louisiana operating as a Ambulance. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1497190516 assigned on May 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 341600000X with license number 9110040 (LA). 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 Mr. William B Mccormick (Cfo)

NPI: 1497190516
Provider Name: NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EMS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 501 KEYSER AVE NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Location Phone: (318) 214-4200
Location Fax: (318) 214-4454
Mailing Address: PO BOX 2009 NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Mailing Phone: (318) 214-4200
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-02-2013
Last Update Date: 06-26-2020
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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: Ambulance
Taxonomy Code: 341600000X
Type: Transportation Services
License No.: 9110040
License State: LA
Taxonomy Description: An emergency vehicle used for transporting patients to a health care facility after injury or illness. Types of ambulances used in the United States include ground (surface) ambulance, rotor-wing (helicopter), and fixed-wing aircraft (airplane).

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: MR. WILLIAM B MCCORMICK
Authorized Official Title: CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (318) 214-4350

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 1497190516, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 0 → 0 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 0 + 5 + 2 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1497190516.