PHOENIX VAMC
NPI 1508518820
Clinic/Center - VA in Phoenix, AZ

NPI Status: Active since January 19, 2022

Contact Information

400 N 32ND ST
PHOENIX, AZ
ZIP 85008
Phone: (702) 341-3152
Fax: (702) 341-3503

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Clinic/Center
VA

About PHOENIX VAMC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Phoenix Vamc, a provider established in Phoenix, Arizona operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in va . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508518820 assigned on January 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QV0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Erin Denise Potter (Npi Team Lead)

NPI: 1508518820
Provider Name: PHOENIX VAMC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 400 N 32ND ST PHOENIX, AZ 85008
Location Phone: (702) 341-3152
Location Fax: (702) 341-3503
Mailing Address: PO BOX 94413 CLEVELAND, OH 44101
Mailing Phone: (702) 341-3152
Mailing Fax: (702) 341-3503
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-19-2022
Last Update Date: 01-19-2022
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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: Clinic/Center VA
Taxonomy Code: 261QV0200X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

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: ERIN DENISE POTTER
Authorized Official Title: NPI TEAM LEAD
Authorized Official Phone: (202) 382-2579

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 1508518820, 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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 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 1508518820.