LUIS MERCADO, MD
NPI 1770770315
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Brownsville, TX
NPI Status: Active since September 27, 2007
Contact Information
800 W JEFFERSON ST
SUITE 100
BROWNSVILLE, TX
ZIP 78520
Phone: (956) 541-2371
Fax: (956) 541-9331
- Organization
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
About LUIS MERCADO, MD
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Luis Mercado, Md, a women's health care provider established in Brownsville, Texas operating as a Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1770770315 assigned on September 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number F3237 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 19 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 Mrs. Celia Mercado (Manager)
- NPI
- 1770770315
- Provider Name
- LUIS MERCADO, MD
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 800 W JEFFERSON ST SUITE 100 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
- Location Phone
- (956) 541-2371
- Location Fax
- (956) 541-9331
- Mailing Address
- 800 W JEFFERSON ST SUITE 100 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
- Mailing Fax
- (956) 541-9331
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-27-2007
- Last Update Date
- 09-27-2007
- Code Navigator
Women's health care providers like Luis Mercado, Md 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.
Location Map
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
- Taxonomy Code
- 207V00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- F3237
- License State
- TX
- Taxonomy Description
- An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.
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 1770770315, we treat the final digit (5) 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).
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 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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The following 6 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1770770315, enumerated as an "organization" on September 27, 2007.
The provider is located at 800 W JEFFERSON ST SUITE 100 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 and the phone number is (956) 541-2371.
Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.
