NICOLE CARIDAD RALSTON
NPI 1609402106
Midwife, Lay in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since March 16, 2020

Contact Information

2004 BARONNE ST APT 3
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70113
Phone: (239) 580-8116

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Midwife, Lay

About NICOLE RALSTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nicole Ralston, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana with a medical specialization in Midwife, Lay. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609402106 assigned on March 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 175M00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI
1609402106
Provider Name
NICOLE CARIDAD RALSTON
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
2004 BARONNE ST APT 3 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113
Location Phone
(239) 580-8116
Mailing Address
2004 BARONNE ST APT 3 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113
Mailing Phone
(239) 580-8116
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
03-16-2020
Last Update Date
03-16-2020
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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

Midwife, Lay

Taxonomy Code
175M00000X
Type
Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description
A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states.

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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 1609402106, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
6
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 4 → 8 2 → 4 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 0 + 9 + 8 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1609402106.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609402106, enumerated as an "individual" on March 16, 2020.

The provider is located at 2004 BARONNE ST APT 3 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 and the phone number is (239) 580-8116.

Midwife, Lay with taxonomy code 175M00000X.