HOME ULCER CARE INC.
NPI 1659599140
Registered Nurse - Wound Care in Toa Baja, PR

NPI Status: Active since April 23, 2007

Contact Information

CALLE LUZ #39 SABANA SECA
TOA BAJA, PR
ZIP 00952
Phone: (787) 617-5588

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  • Wound Care

About HOME ULCER CARE INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Home Ulcer Care Inc., a provider established in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico operating as a Registered Nurse, focusing in wound care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659599140 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WW0000X with license number 029966 (PR). 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 Ms. Zoraida Padilla Nurse (Register Nurse)

NPI
1659599140
Provider Name
HOME ULCER CARE INC.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
CALLE LUZ #39 SABANA SECA TOA BAJA, PR 00952
Location Phone
(787) 617-5588
Mailing Address
PO BOX 175 SABANA SECA, PR 00952
Mailing Phone
(787) 617-5588
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-23-2007
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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A registered nurse (RN) like Home Ulcer Care Inc. coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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

Registered Nurse Wound Care

Taxonomy Code
163WW0000X
Type
Nursing Service Providers
License No.
029966
License State
PR

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

MS. ZORAIDA PADILLA NURSE

Authorized Official Title
REGISTER NURSE
Authorized Official Phone
(787) 617-5588

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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 1659599140, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
0
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 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1659599140.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1659599140, enumerated as an "organization" on April 23, 2007.

The provider is located at CALLE LUZ #39 SABANA SECA TOA BAJA, PR 00952 and the phone number is (787) 617-5588.

Registered Nurse with taxonomy code 163WW0000X and a focus in Wound Care.