HOWARD EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA.
NPI 1609972447
Nurse Practitioner in Big Spring, TX
NPI Status: Active since September 16, 2006
Contact Information
1601 W 11TH PL
BIG SPRING, TX
ZIP 79720
Phone: (800) 893-9698
- Organization
- Nurse Practitioner
About HOWARD EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Howard Emergency Medicine Associates Pa., a provider established in Big Spring, Texas operating as a Nurse Practitioner. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609972447 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363L00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Howard Emergency Medicine Associates Pa. operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is William C Schumacher (Ceo)
- NPI
- 1609972447
- Provider Name
- HOWARD EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA.
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1601 W 11TH PL BIG SPRING, TX 79720
- Location Phone
- (800) 893-9698
- Mailing Address
- 200 CORPORATE BLVD SUITE 201 LAFAYETTE, LA 70508
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-16-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-11-2025
- Code Navigator
A nurse practitioner (NP) like Howard Emergency Medicine Associates Pa. is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.
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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
Nurse Practitioner
- Taxonomy Code
- 363L00000X
- Type
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
- Taxonomy Description
- (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207P00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Emergency Medicine | |
| 2 | 363AM0700X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Physician Assistant |
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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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 1609972447, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609972447, enumerated as an "organization" on September 16, 2006.
The provider is located at 1601 W 11TH PL BIG SPRING, TX 79720 and the phone number is (800) 893-9698.
Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363L00000X.
