JOSEPH MATTHEW GOMEZ SA-C
NPI 1669955613
Physician Assistant - Surgical in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since September 14, 2018

Contact Information

7324 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 1550
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77074
Phone: (713) 779-9800
Fax: (832) 804-8808

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Physician Assistant
Surgical

About JOSEPH GOMEZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joseph Gomez, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in surgical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1669955613 assigned on September 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AS0400X with license number 16-381 (). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1669955613
Provider Name: JOSEPH MATTHEW GOMEZ SA-C
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7324 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 1550 HOUSTON, TX 77074
Location Phone: (713) 779-9800
Location Fax: (832) 804-8808
Mailing Address: 3115 AGUA LADOSO AVE LAS CRUCES, NM 88012
Mailing Phone: (575) 405-1219
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-14-2018
Last Update Date: 11-28-2018
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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
License No.: 16-381

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	246ZC0007X	Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers	Specialist/Technologist, Other Surgical Assistant	16-381 (NM)

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 1669955613, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 2 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1669955613.