SARA WESTERHAUS, SURGICAL ASSISTING, LLC
NPI 1649823196
Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado Springs, CO

NPI Status: Active since July 23, 2019

Contact Information

1322 N ACADEMY BLVD STE 204
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
ZIP 80909
Phone: (719) 638-8844

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Physician Assistant
Surgical

About SARA WESTERHAUS, SURGICAL ASSISTING, LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sara Westerhaus, Surgical Assisting, Llc, a provider established in Colorado Springs, Colorado operating as a Physician Assistant, focusing in surgical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649823196 assigned on July 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AS0400X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 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 Sara Michelle Westerhaus (Owner)

NPI: 1649823196
Provider Name: SARA WESTERHAUS, SURGICAL ASSISTING, LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1322 N ACADEMY BLVD STE 204 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909
Location Phone: (719) 638-8844
Mailing Address: PO BOX 76510 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80970
Mailing Phone: (719) 638-8844
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-23-2019
Last Update Date: 07-23-2019
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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: Physician Assistant Surgical
Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

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: SARA MICHELLE WESTERHAUS
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (719) 473-3272

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 1649823196, 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1649823196.