MICHELLE MARIE WARD NP
NPI 1679721740
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since September 03, 2008

Contact Information

2425 WEST LOOP S STE 200
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77027
Phone: (832) 786-4970
Fax: (855) 737-5542

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Adult Health

About MICHELLE WARD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michelle Ward, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in adult health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679721740 assigned on September 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LA2200X with license number AP126251 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1679721740
Provider Name: MICHELLE MARIE WARD NP
Other Name: MICHELLE MARIE VAN SAMBEEK
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2425 WEST LOOP S STE 200 HOUSTON, TX 77027
Location Phone: (832) 786-4970
Location Fax: (855) 737-5542
Mailing Address: 333 COMMERCE ST STE 700 NASHVILLE, TN 37201
Mailing Phone: (615) 346-8468
Mailing Fax: (855) 737-5542
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-03-2008
Last Update Date: 01-07-2019
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Michelle Ward 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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Secondary Locations

5800 Granite Pkwy Ste 900
Plano, TX 75024
(714) 931-4821

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 Adult Health
Taxonomy Code: 363LA2200X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: AP126251
License State: TX

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	363LA2200X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Adult Health	663916 (CA)

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 1679721740, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 1 → 2 4 → 8