VA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1538267422
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter in Pineville, LA

NPI Status: Active since September 21, 2006

Contact Information

2495 SHREVEPORT HWY
PINEVILLE, LA
ZIP 71360
Phone: (318) 473-0010

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About VA MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Va Medical Center, a provider established in Pineville, Louisiana operating as a Audiologist-hearing Aid Fitter. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538267422 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 237600000X with license number 4662 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. David Edward Nuss Au.d. (Audiologist)

NPI
1538267422
Provider Name
VA MEDICAL CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2495 SHREVEPORT HWY PINEVILLE, LA 71360
Location Phone
(318) 473-0010
Mailing Address
733 HIAWATHA TRL PINEVILLE, LA 71360
Mailing Phone
(318) 641-0543
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-21-2006
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

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter

Taxonomy Code
237600000X
Type
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
License No.
4662
License State
LA
Taxonomy Description
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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

DR. DAVID EDWARD NUSS AU.D.

Authorized Official Title
AUDIOLOGIST
Authorized Official Phone
(318) 473-0010

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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 1538267422, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
2
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 3 → 6 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1538267422.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1538267422, enumerated as an "organization" on September 21, 2006.

The provider is located at 2495 SHREVEPORT HWY PINEVILLE, LA 71360 and the phone number is (318) 473-0010.

Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter with taxonomy code 237600000X.