CHRISTUS HEALTH SWLA
NPI 1740643477
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Lake Charles, LA

NPI Status: Active since March 31, 2016

Contact Information

1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70605
Phone: (337) 478-9653

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  • Organization
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Family
  • CLIA Number: 19D1098441
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 04-19-2027

About CHRISTUS HEALTH SWLA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christus Health Swla, a provider established in Lake Charles, Louisiana operating as a Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740643477 assigned on March 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number AP08587 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 10 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 Veronica Doucett (Office Manager)

NPI
1740643477
Provider Name
CHRISTUS HEALTH SWLA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1614 WOLF CIR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Location Phone
(337) 478-9653
Mailing Address
1614 WOLF CIR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Mailing Phone
(337) 478-9653
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-31-2016
Last Update Date
03-31-2016
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Christus Health Swla 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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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 Family

Taxonomy Code
363LF0000X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.
AP08587
License State
LA

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.

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

VERONICA DOUCETT

Authorized Official Title
OFFICE MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone
(337) 478-9653

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
19D1098441
Facility Type
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Certificate Effective Date
April 20, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
April 19, 2027
Laboratory Director
GEOFFREY COLLINS
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Christus Health Swla to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1740643477, 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
7
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 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1740643477.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 8 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
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1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Neurological Surgery
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Neurological Surgery
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Neurological Surgery
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
1614 WOLF CIR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740643477, enumerated as an "organization" on March 31, 2016.

The provider is located at 1614 WOLF CIR LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 and the phone number is (337) 478-9653.

Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LF0000X and a focus in Family.