SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR SPINE HEALTH
NPI 1609168442
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine in Tempe, AZ

NPI Status: Active since May 12, 2011

Contact Information

2155 E CONFERENCE DR STE 111
TEMPE, AZ
ZIP 85284
Phone: (480) 491-5505
Fax: (480) 839-2121

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

About SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR SPINE HEALTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Southwest Institute For Spine Health, a provider established in Tempe, Arizona operating as a Orthopaedic Surgery, focusing in orthopaedic surgery of the spine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609168442 assigned on May 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207XS0117X with license number 42600 (AZ). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 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 provider's is doing business as Southwest Institute For Spine Health. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Thomas Nguyen (Billing Manager)

NPI: 1609168442
Provider Legal Name: ARIZONA SPINE CENTER, P.A.
Other Organization Name: SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR SPINE HEALTH
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2155 E CONFERENCE DR STE 111 TEMPE, AZ 85284
Location Phone: (480) 491-5505
Location Fax: (480) 839-2121
Mailing Address: PO BOX 132618 THE WOODLANDS, TX 77393
Mailing Phone: (713) 774-5462
Mailing Fax: (480) 839-2121
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-12-2011
Last Update Date: 05-12-2011
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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: Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 42600
License State: AZ
Taxonomy Description: Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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: MR. THOMAS NGUYEN
Authorized Official Title: BILLING MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (713) 774-5462

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 1609168442, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 0 + 9 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 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 1609168442.