WOMENS HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
NPI 1669684106
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Lake Charles, LA
NPI Status: Active since May 04, 2007
Contact Information
4150 NELSON RD STE B9
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70605
Phone: (337) 477-7891
Fax: (337) 477-2962
- Organization
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
About WOMENS HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Womens Health Of Southwest Louisiana, a women's health care provider established in Lake Charles, Louisiana operating as a Obstetrics & Gynecology, focusing in hospice and palliative medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1669684106 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207VH0002X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 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. Donna G Rogers (Practice Administrator)
- NPI
- 1669684106
- Provider Name
- WOMENS HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 4150 NELSON RD STE B9 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
- Location Phone
- (337) 477-7891
- Location Fax
- (337) 477-2962
- Mailing Address
- 4150 NELSON RD STE A2 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
- Mailing Phone
- (337) 477-7891
- Mailing Fax
- (337) 477-2962
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-04-2007
- Last Update Date
- 08-16-2009
- Code Navigator
Women's health care providers like Womens Health Of Southwest Louisiana treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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
Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207VH0002X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- An obstetrician/gynecologist with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
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.
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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 1669684106, 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 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.
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 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1669684106, enumerated as an "organization" on May 04, 2007.
The provider is located at 4150 NELSON RD STE B9 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 and the phone number is (337) 477-7891.
Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207VH0002X and a focus in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
