GREATER NEW ORLEANS SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER
NPI 1689815847
Clinic/Center - Dental in New Orleans, LA

NPI Status: Active since March 18, 2009

Contact Information

4460 GENERAL MEYER AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70131
Phone: (504) 364-6613
Fax: (504) 364-6651

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Clinic/Center
Dental

About GREATER NEW ORLEANS SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Greater New Orleans Supports & Services Center, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in dental . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689815847 assigned on March 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QD0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Kindred Hodge (Regional Administrator)

NPI: 1689815847
Provider Name: GREATER NEW ORLEANS SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 4460 GENERAL MEYER AVE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131
Location Phone: (504) 364-6613
Location Fax: (504) 364-6651
Mailing Address: 4460 GENERAL MEYER AVE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131
Mailing Phone: (504) 364-6613
Mailing Fax: (504) 364-6651
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-18-2009
Last Update Date: 03-18-2009
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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: Clinic/Center Dental
Taxonomy Code: 261QD0000X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

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: KINDRED HODGE
Authorized Official Title: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone: (504) 364-6600

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 1689815847, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1689815847.